Debora
/dɪˈbɔːrə/noun
A feminine given name, a variant of Deborah.
Did you know?In the Book of Judges, Deborah is portrayed as both a prophetess and Israel’s judge, and her victory song is one of the oldest surviving passages of biblical poetry.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
דְּבוֹרָה (Dəvōrāh)
“Bee; also the name of a prophetess and judge in the Hebrew Bible”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Δεββώρα (Debbṓra)
“Transliteration of the Hebrew personal name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Debbora
“Biblical personal name in Latin scripture”
Middle English
English
Deborah
“English biblical given name”
Modern English
English
Debora
“Variant spelling of Deborah, used as a feminine given name”