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Debbi
How to Pronounce Debbi
Pronounced DEB-ee /ΛdΙb.i/High
Meaning: Debbi is a clipped, stylized spelling of Debbie, the pet form of Deborah. Deborah is Hebrew Devorah, 'bee' β the name of a prophetess and judge in the Book of Judges. Debbi inherits that meaning in a single friendly form.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
Debbi is one of the trimmed spellings of Debbie, the everyday short form of Deborah (Hebrew 'bee'). The biblical Deborah was a prophetess and judge; her name surged in mid-century America, and its diminutive was given outright to a whole cohort of girls.
Debbi belongs squarely to the late-fifties and sixties, so a woman named Debbi is now typically in her sixties. The form reads as a period nickname-name; parents today usually choose full Deborah or the plainer Debbie.
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Debbi Morgan (1956βpresent)American actress known for the daytime drama All My Children; spells her name Debbi.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Debbi mean?
Debbi is a short form of Deborah, Hebrew for 'bee'; it carries that parent meaning.
How do you pronounce Debbi?
It's said DEB-ee /ΛdΙb.i/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Debbi a boy or girl name?
Debbi is used as a girl's name, as a short form of Deborah.
How popular is Debbi?
Debbi was a late-fifties favorite that has been quiet since; it reads as a mid-century nickname-name.