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Deborah f. Hebrew דְבוֹרָה 'bee'.

The name of a Biblical judge. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Delbora.

England
Dutch
● 1504 Debora AuFr Porgue; 1574 Debora ibid. Courten; 1576 Debora ibid. Meij; 1578 Debora ibid. Dalen; 1585 Debora ibid. p. 91; 1588 Debora ibid. Engelsch; 1589 Debora ibid. Waelwijns; 1590 Debora ibid. Damme; 1591 Debora ibid. p. 83; 1594 Debora ibid. Brants; 1595 Debora ibid. Beke; 1596 Debora ibid. p. 83; 1598 Debora ibid. Hertoghe
Middle French
● 1588 Debora WCS p. 48
Walloon
● 1591 Debora RWC p. 18; 1592 Debora ibid. p. 22; 1593 Debora ibid. p. 27; 1595/6 Debora ibid. p. 41; 1596 Debora ibid. p. 42; 1599 Debora ibid. p. 53
France
Middle French
● 1567 Débora RegPCC-1 p. 354; 1568 Debora ibid. p. 376
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Deborah". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Deborah.