Tabitha
f.
Aramaic טביתא 'doe, gazelle'.
The name of a minor New Testament character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Tabita.
The name came into use among Protestants in the 16th C. See also Dorcas.
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1574 Tabitha AuFr Dotignij;
1575 Tabitha ibid. Berts
- Early Modern English
- ● 1571 Tabitha StAnthonlin p. 21;
1574 Tabitha ibid. p. 23;
1577 Tabitha ibid. p. 26;
1592 Tabitha bruton-vol1 p. 52;
1594 Tabitha ibid. p. 53;
1595 Thibetha HAmar-vol9 p. 117;
1599 Tabitha bruton-vol1 p. 11
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Tabitha". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Tabitha.