Rebecca Definition & Meaning

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Rebecca American [ri-bek-uh] / rɪˈbɛk ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”

2. Douay Bible. Rebekah.

Rebecca British / rɪˈbɛkə /

noun

1. Douay spelling: Rebekah. Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24–27)

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Ted, in response, smiles broadly and challenges Rupert to a game of darts, with the aim of defending both his honor and Rebecca’s.

From Salon

Rebecca Ballhaus is a reporter on The Wall Street Journal's investigations team, based in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

Women's curling gets under way, with Rebecca Morrison leading Great Britain's team, who start their campaign against China at 18:05.

From BBC

Writing in the Financial Times, Rebecca Nicholson says the show "takes a slightly different tack" from the original, "roughing up some of the cuteness with even more chaos and a carefully measured pinch of naughtiness".

From BBC

Rebecca Picciotto writes about the residential rental market and housing policy on The Wall Street Journal's Real Estate team based in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

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