Rebecca

Rebecca is an English and European form of the Hebrew name Rivqah, whose precise root meaning is debated but is often interpreted as meaning snare or to bind, possibly referring to a rope with a noose used to secure animals. In the Hebrew Bible, Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, a central matriarch whose story is told in the Book of Genesis. The name passed into wide European use through the Latin and Greek forms found in the Bible and became especially popular in English-speaking countries after the Protestant Reformation, when biblical names were strongly favored. Related forms include Rebekah, the direct transliteration of the Hebrew, as well as Rébecca in French and the short forms Becca and Becky.