Brief Life History of Deborah
Deborah was born in 1720, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She married Amzi Beach about 1736, in Connecticut, United States.
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1716–1806 Male
1720– Female
Name Meaning
Biblical name (meaning ‘bee’ in Hebrew), borne by the nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8) and by a woman judge and prophet (Judges 4–5) who led the Israelites to victory over the Canaanites. It has always been popular as a Jewish name. It was in use among Christians by the mid 16th century and was taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century, in part because the bee was a symbol of industriousness. Since then it has enjoyed enormous popularity, peaking in the 1960s. Among other famous bearers is the actress Deborah Kerr ( 1921–2007 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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