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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

730.0. "DEBORA - WHAT'S THE MEANING?" by VAXRIO::LUCIAMARIA () Thu Sep 05 1991 14:19

    I chose my daughter name to be Debora. She is now almost 3 and I think
    a strong name like hers becomes her very well 'cause she has such a
    temper!!! (No one calls her by nicknames)
    Could someone tell me its origin?
    Tks.
    L�cia
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730.1Buzz buzzCIVIC::FAHELAmalthea Celebras/Silver UnicornThu Sep 05 1991 17:295
    It looks like a version of "Deborah" which means "The Bee".  I don't
    know its origin, but that is the name my husband and I have chosen for
    our first-born daughter (when the time comes).
    
    K.C.
730.2A SMALL CONTRIBUTIONVAXRIO::LUCIAMARIAFri Sep 06 1991 11:495
    I prefered to name my daughter DEBORA (without an H) because when you
    choose a name from the Old Testment it brings good luck to the kid if
    it has 6 letters - they correspond to the 6 edges of the David star.
    Even being Catholic myself I complied with this tradition ... Luck -
    the more you have the better, so I made my contribution in this aspect.
730.3SELL1::FAHELAmalthea Celebras/Silver UnicornFri Sep 06 1991 12:2511
    Hmmmm.....that was interesting!  I didn't know that.  
    
    Well, "Deborah" has 7 letters, and traditionally 7 is a lucky number! 
    ;^)
    
    I just know that I didn't want the spelling "Debra" (no offense to any
    Debra's out there - I just prefer the fuller spelling).
    
    One other question...do you pronounce it DEB-br-rah or deb-BOR-rah?
    
    K.C.
730.4pronounciationCAPNET::DAVINFri Sep 06 1991 14:028
    My name has always been pronounced "De -BOR- ah"
    
    The name is English, and as said before means "The Bee", meaning
    industrious, hardworking.
    
    Rgds,
    
    Deborah
730.5I'm a Deborah, your a Deborah....WMOIS::ALEXANDER_DFri Sep 06 1991 14:117
    I'm a Deborah too, but my name has always been 
    pronounced "Deb-br-ra".  Personaly I have always
    like to be called Deb or Debbie much better.
    
    Just my 2 pennies...
    "Deb" :-)
    
730.6MINHA DEBORAVAXRIO::LUCIAMARIAFri Sep 06 1991 14:395
    K.C.,
    
    My language is Portuguese. The pronounciation is deb-bor-rah.
    
    L�cia
730.72 more Debbie'sSKIVT::BOWERSGary A. Bowers - BTO Process METhu Sep 12 1991 13:3712
Well, I guess I'll add my 2 cents as well.

My mother's name is Deborah, which has always been pronounced DEB-or-ah.

And my wife's name is Debra, pronounced DEB-ra.

   - with the accent on the first syllables.

They both prefer Deb or Debbie; and I agree that the industrious, hardworking,
strong-willed label fits them well.

-Gary
730.8Another DebbieNOVA::WASSERMANDeb Wasserman, DTN 264-1863Fri Dec 06 1991 11:029
    I think I read somewhere that "Debbie" was the most common girls name
    in 1957 (which would account for all of us thirtysomething Debbie's). 
    I didn't think anyone named their kids Debbie anymore!  When I was a
    kid, I hated the name, which I guess is normal for kids.  I like it
    now, although I usually prefer to be called Deb.  My mother liked short
    names so she spelled it Debra.  I think the longer spelling Deborah
    looks prettier, even though it's pronounced the same.
    
    Debbie Wasserman