Becky

Becky is an English diminutive of Rebecca, which derives from the Hebrew name Rivqah, whose precise meaning is debated but is often interpreted as meaning to bind or to tie. The name gained broad use in the English-speaking world as an independent given name, particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is famously associated with the scheming social climber Becky Sharp, the protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel Vanity Fair. Related forms include Becca and the full form Rebecca.