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.