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Debara
How to Pronounce Debara
Pronounced duh-BAR-uh /dΙΛbΙΛr.Ι/High
Meaning: Debara is a phonetic respelling of Deborah, from the Hebrew Devorah, meaning 'bee'. Deborah is a prophetess and judge in the Hebrew Bible, and Debara keeps that meaning while smoothing the spelling.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Debara is a variant of Deborah, the Hebrew Devorah, 'bee'. In the Book of Judges, Deborah is a prophetess and judge who leads Israel to victory, and the name rode a huge mid-century wave in America. Debara is a phonetic take that drops the silent letters of the standard spelling.
It was always rare against the towering Deborah, clustered in the late nineteen-forties and fifties and gone by the nineteen-seventies. A Debara today is likely a woman of the boomer generation; the spelling is dated, though Deborah and its nickname Debbie remain well known.
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What does the name Debara mean?
Debara is a respelling of Deborah, from the Hebrew Devorah, meaning 'bee'.
How do you pronounce Debara?
It's said duh-BAR-uh /dΙΛbΙΛr.Ι/ β three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Debara a boy or girl name?
Debara is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Debara?
Debara has always been rare, a mid-century respelling of the very popular Deborah.