What is Deborah?
{{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Deborah | image=Deborah.jpg | imagesize=200 | caption=The prophetess Deborah as imagined by [[Gustave Doré]]. | pronunciation= | gender = [[Female]] | meaning = ''[[Bee]]'' | region = | nickname = [[Deb (given name)|Deb]], [[Debby]], | origin = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] | related names = [[Deb (given name)|Deb]], [[Debby]], [[Debbie]], [[Debra]] | footnotes = }} '''Deborah''' (also spelled '''Debra''') is a female name. It is pronounced [ '''deb'''-er-''uh'', '''deb'''-r''uh'' ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of Deborah {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/deborah|access-date=2023-03-17|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en}}</ref> It is used a lot in some countries. This name was ranked #909 on the US Popular Names in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popular Baby Names|url=https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/|access-date=2023-03-17|website=www.ssa.gov|language=en}}</ref> The name comes from a [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word for ''the bee''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deborah name Meaning and Origin|url=https://babys.name/detail-Deborah-Meaning-Origin-Famous-Similar-Sibling.html|access-date=2023-03-17|website=babys.name|archive-date=2023-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317020339/https://babys.name/detail-Deborah-Meaning-Origin-Famous-Similar-Sibling.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This name was used by a prophet woman inside the Old Testament Book of Judges. In the [[United States]], ''Deborah'' itself was most popular for females born between 1950 and 1970. It ranked number 25 for 1990, although it is now less popular. Its variant forms ''Debra'', ''Debby'' and ''Debbie'' have been used for [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[tropical cyclone]]s. Famous people with the name include [[Debbie Allen]] and [[Debbie Gibson]]. == People == * [[Deborah Raffin]], actress from the United States (1953-2012) * [[Deborah Watling]], English actress (1948-2017) * [[Deborah James (journalist)]], English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner * [[Deborah