Entry № 0329 · Hebrew origin

Bathsheba Bathsheba — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BATH-she-bah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Daughter of the oath (David's wife)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

The meaning

A name that means "daughter of the oath (david's wife)".

Bathsheba (בַּת־שֶׁבַע) combines the Hebrew bat (daughter) and sheva (oath or seven) — meaning "daughter of the oath" or "daughter of seven." In 2 Samuel 11, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite who became King David's wife and mother of Solomon.

Bathsheba Everdene is the heroine of Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd (1874).

Daughter of the oath. David's wife, Solomon's mother.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

בַּת־שֶׁבַע

Transliteration: Baṯ-Šeḇaʿ
Pronunciation: / ˈbæθ.ʃəb.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Bathsheba stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Bathsheba · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Bathshebas before her.

Real people

Bathsheba

David's wife, Solomon's mother.

In fiction

Bathsheba Everdene

Heroine of Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd.

1874 novel

Names connected to Bathsheba.

Numerology

The number behind Bathsheba.

The Diplomat

Bathsheba reduces to two — the number of biblical queen.

Parents on Bathsheba

Why families chose this name.

"Solomon's mother. Nine letters. Bathsheba."

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