Debra

  • [ DEB-rə ]
  • English
Variant of DEBORAH.

DEBORAH   female   English, Hebrew, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew. 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, Deborah was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Debbora
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Devorah
BIBLICAL LATIN: Debbora
BIBLICAL: Deborah
DUTCH: Debora
ENGLISH: Deborah
FRENCH: Débora
GERMAN: Debora
HEBREW: Deborah, Devorah, Dvorah
ITALIAN: Debora
PORTUGUESE: Débora
SPANISH: Débora
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Deb, Debbi, Debbie, Debby, Debi