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My favorites are Rebecca and Jessica.

Rebecca is a more classic name with a very long history, which I think is very cool. Some people mistakenly think "Rebekah" is the original Biblical spelling, but it is not. "Rebecca" is in the King James Version of The Bible too (see Romans 9:10), AND "Rebecca" is the older Biblical spelling. The ancient Latin Vulgate (compiled in the 4th Century A.D.) was the version of the Bible that was used for centuries. The Latin Vulgate used the spelling "Rebecca" exclusively. Centuries later, when the Bible was translated into English in the year 1611, the spelling was changed to "Rebekah" for the Old Testament, but the spelling "Rebecca" was retained in the New Testament (see Romans 9:10 KJV). So the older Biblical spelling is "Rebecca," but both spellings are in the KJV Bible.

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13y ago

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