Entry № 1808 · Hebrew origin

Dvorah Dvorah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ deh-VOH-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Bee (Hebrew + biblical Deborah judge + prophetess of Israel)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "bee (hebrew + biblical deborah judge + prophetess of israel)".

Dvorah is from the Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה (Dəvōrāhbee) — foundational Hebrew form of Deborah. A modern American baby name in the broader Hebrew-biblical heritage aesthetic. Dvorah is one of the foundational Hebrew feminine names — central to traditional Jewish + Christian heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Deborah / Dvorah — foundational only female judge in Book of Judges + foundational prophetess of Israel + foundational central figure in foundational Judges 4-5 + foundational foundational Song of Deborah (Judges 5) — foundational oldest known passage of Hebrew Bible c. 12th century BCE + foundational led Israelites against Canaanite king Jabin + foundational general Sisera + foundational Barak ben Abinoam military commander + foundational one of foundational Seven Prophetesses of Israel (Talmud Megillah 14a) alongside Sarah + Miriam + Hannah + Abigail + Huldah + Esther + foundational symbol of foundational bee-like productive + organized leadership. Foundational subject of foundational Pesher Dvorah + foundational Jewish prophetic + literary heritage. Foundational Hebrew feminine name reflecting biblical foundational heritage.

Featured throughout Hebrew heritage.

Bee (Hebrew). Foundational Hebrew-biblical feminine + foundational Hebrew form of Deborah + foundational Deborah / Dvorah foundational only female judge in Book of Judges + foundational prophetess of Israel + foundational central figure in Judges 4-5 + foundational Song of Deborah Judges 5 + foundational oldest known passage of Hebrew Bible c. 12th century BCE + foundational led Israelites against Canaanite king Jabin + foundational general Sisera + foundational Barak ben Abinoam military commander + foundational one of Seven Prophetesses of Israel Talmud Megillah 14a + Sarah + Miriam + Hannah + Abigail + Huldah + Esther + foundational symbol of bee-like productive + organized leadership.

The name in its native script.

דְּבוֹרָה
Transliteration
Dəvōrāh
Pronunciation
/ dɛˈvoʊ.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Dvorah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Dvorah · last year
88 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 · —

Dvorahs before her.

Real people

In fiction
Deborah / Dvorah
Only female judge in Book of Judges + prophetess of Israel + Song of Deborah Judges 5.
Tanakh

Names connected to Dvorah.

The number behind Dvorah.

7

The Seeker

Dvorah reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Hebrew bee. Six letters. Dvorah."
Yehudit · Mother of one · Jerusalem