Meaning & History

"bee"

From the Hebrew namemeaning. In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites when they are threatened by the Canaanites. She forms an army under the command of Barak , and together they destroy the army of the Canaanite commander Sisera. Also in the Old Testament, this is the name of the nurse of Rebecca.

Long a common Jewish name,was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation , and it was popular among the Puritans