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Meaning

The name Debra has the following meaning:

Hebrew for "Bee". Quite a significant name in the Old Testament. Deborah appeared as an important prophetess and judge in the Book of Judges. As a result, the Puritans were greatly attracted to the name. The name was not common until the 1950s, when it was popularized by the success of Deborah Kerr's acting career.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Debra is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Debra in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Debra is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Deborah. See other suggested English baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Deborah.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Debra and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Debra: Boys - Axel, Chaim, Ephraim, Jasiah, Nagid, Nathanael, Simeon, Girls - Cayla, Chaya, Danna, Iyanna, Manuela, Nagida, Naomi, Taliyah, Yoselin, Zina, Both genders - Jessica

Variants

The name Debra is a variant of Deborah. Other popular variants of the name Deborah are: Deb (English), Debbi (English), Debbie (English), Debbra, Debby (English), Debi (English), Debora (Italian), Debra (English), Debrah, Debry

Style

We think the name Debra should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Debra to be: A graceful, dependable and intelligent lady

In one word, you might describe Debra as a(n) "graceful" person.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Deborah for names of some famous persons with the name Debra or Deborah (or their variants).
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David (13)
Dylan (22)
Devin (79)
Diego (82)
Dominic (92)
Dakota (120)
Dalton (134)
Derek (148)
Devon (166)
Dandray
Darrion
Davian
Darell
Doriun
Dillan
Donavin
Draike
Demario
Daulten
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Destiny (32)
Diana (107)
Daisy (144)
Diamond (226)
Denise (335)
Daniella (338)
Dulce (430)
Deja (473)
Daphne (573)
Deborah (600)
Daijha
Daizy
Diane
Derinda
Desarae
Dedra
Daphnie
Dalya
Dasya
Dianthe
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