Rebecca

American  

[ri-bek-uh] / rɪˈbɛk ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”

2. Douay Bible. Rebekah.

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Rebecca British  

/ rɪˈbɛkə /

noun

1. Douay spelling: Rebekah.  Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24–27)

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Example Sentences

Rebecca Hitchen, from the End Violence Against Women Coalition says this trend of smart glasses being used to film people without consent is "sadly, very predictable".

From BBC

When assistant head teacher Rebecca Howell, a bookworm herself, walks into a classroom, a child will always bring her a book and ask her to read it.

From BBC

Rebecca Lindsay she was "totally overwhelmed" to find out.

From BBC

But Rebecca Paul, Conservative MP for Reigate, said the new rules - introduced to 30 more stations in the South East on 14 December - risked "pricing passengers out of rail altogether".

From BBC

Kerri “always had a smile and a big wave” when she drove down the short, gravel-dirt road known as Bruin Way and passed by her neighbor Rebecca Lopez, a retired high school administrator.

From Los Angeles Times