Entry № 0391 · Hebrew origin

Bithiah Bithiah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BIT-yah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Daughter of God (Moses's adoptive mother)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "daughter of god (moses's adoptive mother)".

Bithiah (בִּתְיָה) means "daughter of God" in Hebrew. In 1 Chronicles 4:18, Bithiah is identified as the Pharaoh's daughter who drew Moses from the Nile and adopted him — Jewish tradition gives her this name (Bat-Yah, "daughter of YHWH") in honor of her saving act.

Featured prominently in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956).

Daughter of God. The Pharaoh's daughter who adopted Moses.

The name in its native script.

בִּתְיָה
Transliteration
Biṯyāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈbɪt.jə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Bithiah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Bithiah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Bithiahs before her.

Real people
Bithiah
Pharaoh's daughter who adopted Moses.
In fiction
Bithiah
Featured in The Ten Commandments.
1956 film

Names connected to Bithiah.

The number behind Bithiah.

3

The Communicator

Bithiah reduces to three — the number of biblical adoptive mother.

Why families chose this name.

"Moses's adoptive mother. Seven letters. Bithiah."
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