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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
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

863.0. "Evan/Rebecca" by TROA01::RECEPTIONIST () Fri Mar 12 1993 09:32

    I'm 3 months (well, 1 week to go until 3 mos.), and I plan to name my
    child:
    
    1) Evan Norman Harris
    
    or, if a girl ...
    
    2) Rebecca or Rebekah
    
    Does anybody know the origins of Evan, Rebecca and Norman. Norman is
    after my father. I'm hoping for a by! With Rebecca what is the
    difference about the way the name is spelled?
    
    Deborah
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863.1like them bothCSOA1::KOBILARCSIKMon Mar 22 1993 13:5915
    I don't know the meanings, don't have a baby book with me right now,
    but I really like both names!  Evan is becoming more and more popular
    so be prepared for that.   Rebecca is an old favorite of mine - don't
    like becky for short though.  There's always danger in liking a name
    but not it's most common nickname.  I've spent a lot of time
    correcting people who try to call me Lori, but it's no big deal really.
    
    You have such an easy last name you can pick almost anything!
    
    BTW - sounds like we're due around the same time - I'm 14 weeks now.
    
    Good Luck!
    Loreen
863.2Meanings for Rebecca/Even/NormanAMCUCS::MEHRINGThu Mar 25 1993 18:2820
My book has the following:

				Meaning		Derivation

	Rebecca		A troth or peacemaker	  Hebrew

	Evan		A challenger		  English

	Norman		Hopeful			  Teutonic(~German)


No listing for "Rebekah"...That should be a hint at its unusualness.  Personally,
I prefer the other spelling, but I am biased because I have a niece Rebecca,
who is called "Becca".

I can't really get into Norman for a baby - it just sounds too old to me. Fine
for a middle name though.

Best of luck,
-Cori