Rebecca is the standard English spelling of the Hebrew Rivkah ("to bind, ensnare," suggesting something captivating) — the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 24-27. A top-25 US baby name from 1970 to 1990, peaking at #10 in 1973. *Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1938) — one of the great 20th-century English novels; the title character is the deceased first wife of Maxim de Winter whose memory haunts the new bride at Manderley; Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 film adaptation (with Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier) won Best Picture at the 13th Academy Awards — Hitchcock's only Best Picture winner. Rebecca Hall (born 1982) — British-American actress; Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Christine (2016), Resurrection (2022), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021); directorial debut Passing (2021) earned three Sundance nominations. Rebecca Solnit (born 1961) — American writer; Men Explain Things to Me (2014) is credited with mainstreaming the term "mansplaining." Rebecca Welton — Hannah Waddingham's Emmy-winning role on Ted Lasso* (2020-2023). Rebecca Black ("Friday" 2011). Saint Rebecca of Tsaghkadzor — Armenian.
Featured throughout English literature.
Rebecca reduces to six — the number of Manderley.