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Proper noun

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Rebekka

  1. Rebekah. (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca, and today often spelled so

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rebekka

  1. Rebekah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Rebekka: Rebekkuson
  • daughter of Rebekka: Rebekkudóttir

Declension

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f1s indef singular
indefinite
nominative Rebekka
accusative Rebekku
dative Rebekku
genitive Rebekku

Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrebekːɑ/, [ˈre̞be̞kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ebekːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Re‧bek‧ka

Proper noun

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Rebekka

  1. Rebekah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Rebecca

Declension

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Inflection of Rebekka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative Rebekka Rebekat
genitive Rebekan Rebekoiden
Rebekoitten
Rebekkojen
partitive Rebekkaa Rebekoita
Rebekkoja
illative Rebekkaan Rebekoihin
Rebekkoihin
singular plural
nominative Rebekka Rebekat
accusative nom. Rebekka Rebekat
gen. Rebekan
genitive Rebekan Rebekoiden
Rebekoitten
Rebekkojen
Rebekkain rare
partitive Rebekkaa Rebekoita
Rebekkoja
inessive Rebekassa Rebekoissa
elative Rebekasta Rebekoista
illative Rebekkaan Rebekoihin
Rebekkoihin
adessive Rebekalla Rebekoilla
ablative Rebekalta Rebekoilta
allative Rebekalle Rebekoille
essive Rebekkana Rebekkoina
translative Rebekaksi Rebekoiksi
abessive Rebekatta Rebekoitta
instructive Rebekoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Rebekka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Rebekkani Rebekkani
accusative nom. Rebekkani Rebekkani
gen. Rebekkani
genitive Rebekkani Rebekoideni
Rebekoitteni
Rebekkojeni
Rebekkaini rare
partitive Rebekkaani Rebekoitani
Rebekkojani
inessive Rebekassani Rebekoissani
elative Rebekastani Rebekoistani
illative Rebekkaani Rebekoihini
Rebekkoihini
adessive Rebekallani Rebekoillani
ablative Rebekaltani Rebekoiltani
allative Rebekalleni Rebekoilleni
essive Rebekkanani Rebekkoinani
translative Rebekakseni Rebekoikseni
abessive Rebekattani Rebekoittani
instructive
comitative Rebekkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Rebekkasi Rebekkasi
accusative nom. Rebekkasi Rebekkasi
gen. Rebekkasi
genitive Rebekkasi Rebekoidesi
Rebekoittesi
Rebekkojesi
Rebekkaisi rare
partitive Rebekkaasi Rebekoitasi
Rebekkojasi
inessive Rebekassasi Rebekoissasi
elative Rebekastasi Rebekoistasi
illative Rebekkaasi Rebekoihisi
Rebekkoihisi
adessive Rebekallasi Rebekoillasi
ablative Rebekaltasi Rebekoiltasi
allative Rebekallesi Rebekoillesi
essive Rebekkanasi Rebekkoinasi
translative Rebekaksesi Rebekoiksesi
abessive Rebekattasi Rebekoittasi
instructive
comitative Rebekkoinesi

Statistics

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  • Rebekka is the 481st (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 768 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,274 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rebekka

  1. Rebekah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Rebecca; variant form Rebecca

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Rebekka

  1. Rebekah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca, and today often spelled so