# Deborah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/ · frequency rank #12,751

## Definitions
1. A judge of Israel.
2. A nurse of Rebecca.
3. A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK.

## Etymology
From Hebrew דְבוֹרָה (dvorá), meaning bee.

## Easily confused with
- **Debra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deborah-vs-debra)

## Common misspellings (10)
`dbeorah`, `ddeborah`, `debborah`, `deboarh`, `deborahh`, `deborha`, `deborrah`, `debroah`, `deobrah`, `edborah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deborah