Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Bathsheba f. Hebrew בַּת 'daughter' + Hebrew שֶׁבַע 'oath'.

The name of a wife of the Biblical King David. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Bersabee.

England
Dutch
● 1571 Becsabe AuFr Pilget; 1574 Bathseba ibid. Goes
Walloon
● 1583 Bersabee RWC p. 6; 1590 Bethzabee ibid. p. 13; 1591 Bersabee ibid. p. 18; 1593 Bersabe ibid. p. 28; 1594/5 Bersabe ibid. p. 35; 1594 Bersabee ibid. p. 33, Berzabé ibid. p. 32; 1595 Bersabee ibid. p. 39; 1597 Bersabee ibid. p. 47
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bathsheba". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Bathsheba.