Tabitha
Pronunciation | /ˈtæbɪθə/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Biblical |
Meaning | "Gazelle" and perhaps "Gracious"[citation needed] |
Region of origin | Aramaic |
Other names | |
Related names | Tabata, Tabatha, Tabathina, Tab, Tabby, Tabetha, Tabytha |
Tabitha(/ˈtæbɪθə/) is anEnglishfemininegiven name,originating with (or made popular through) Tabitha, mentioned in the New TestamentActs 9:36.
In the Bible
[edit]Tabitha, orDorcas,theGreekequivalent of the name, is a woman mentioned in theNew Testament.The English name is derived from anAramaicword,טביתא/ܛܒܝܬܐṭaḇīṯā"[female]gazelle",[1]cf.Hebrew:צְבִיָּהTzviya(classicalṣəḇīyāh). It is abiblical namefromActs of the Apostles(Acts 9:36), which in the original Greek wasΤαβιθά,in which Tabitha, a benevolent woman, dies, then gets resurrected byPeter the Apostle.
Use in the United States and the United Kingdom
[edit]The name was common in 18th centuryNew England,and of those born between 1718 and 1745, ranked about 31st as most common female given names, about 0.56% of the population.[citation needed]The name gained a resurgence in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was ranked among the 200 most popular names for girls. The characterTabitha Stephens,a child witch on the 1960s television situation comedyBewitched,raised the profile of the name.[2] It was ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for girls born in the United States until 2016 and has since declined in usage. There were 149 American girls born in 2022 who were given the name.[3]
The name has ranked among the 300 most popular name for girls in England and Wales between 1996 and 2020.[4]
People with the name Tabitha
[edit]Tabitha
[edit]- Dorcas(Biblical version of the name), or Tabitha (Aramaic version of the name), Christian woman raised from the dead by Saint Peter
- Tabitha Babbitt(1779–1853), American toolmaker and inventor, inventor of the circular saw
- Tabitha Brown(1780–1858), American pioneer in the Oregon Territory
- Tabitha Chawinga(born 1996), Malawian footballer
- Tabitha D'umo(born 1973), American choreographer, dance teacher and creative director
- Tabitha Ann Holton(c. 1854–1886), first woman licensed as a lawyer in North Carolina
- Tabitha Karanja(born 1964), Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur and industrialist
- Tabitha King(born 1949), American author and wife ofStephen King
- Tabitha Love(born 1991), Canadian volleyball player
- Tabitha Lupien(born c. 1988), Canadian actress and competitive dancer
- Tabitha Nauser(born 1992), Singaporean singer
- Tabitha Peterson(born 1989), American curler
- Tabitha Sybil Quaye,Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament (1992-1997)
- Tabitha Soren(born 1967), reporter for MTV News
- Tabitha St. Germain(born 1976), Canadian stage and voice actress
- Tabitha Suzuma(born 1975), British writer
- Tabitha Gilman Tenney(1762–1837), American author and novelist
- Tabitha Tsatsa(born 1972), Zimbabwean marathon runner
- Tabitha Wady(born 1976), British actress
- Tabitha Yim(born 1985), American gymnast and coach
Tabatha
[edit]- Tabatha Badger,Australian politician
- Tabatha Coffey(born 1967), Australian hairstylist, salon owner and television personality
Fictional characters
[edit]Comics
[edit]- Tabitha Smith,a Marvel superhero character
Literature
[edit]- Tabitha Twitchit,an anthropomorphic cat who features in the books of Beatrix Potter
- Tabitha "Tibby" Rollins, the main character inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Movies and television
[edit]- Tabitha Galavan, on the American TV seriesGotham
- Tabitha Holswatz, more commonly known as "Tabby", a character onMonster Warriors
- Tabitha Lenox,on the NBC daytime dramaPassions
- Tabitha Stephens, a child witch from the 1960s American sitcomBewitchedand its 1970s spinoffTabitha
- Tabitha Tate,a main character in late seasons in TV showRiverdale
- Tabitha Wilson,on the American teen drama series90210
- Tabitha, in the light novel and animeThe Familiar of Zero
- Tabitha, inScary Movie 3
- Tabitha, a fairy queen inThumbelina(1994 film)
- Tabitha, a girl who owns Roddy the rat inFlushed Away
- Tabitha, the name of an evil fairy god mother who allies with the main villain of season four fromDC'sLegends of Tomorrow
- Tabitha Templeton, a character fromThe Boss Baby: Family BusinessandThe Boss Baby: Back in the Crib.
Video games
[edit]- Tabitha, in the 2010 video gameFallout New Vegas
- Tabitha, in the DS gameAdvance Wars: Days of Ruin
- Team Magma Admin. Tabitha,Team Magmasecond in command from the Pokémon game franchise, a rare example of Tabitha being used as a masculine name
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Dorcas".The Columbia Encyclopedia(6th ed.). Columbia University Press. May 2001. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-02-21.Retrieved2007-04-01.
- ^Schoenberg, Nara (27 July 2010)."Baby names with some bite".chicagotribune.com.Chicago Tribune.Retrieved4 June2022.
- ^"Popular Baby Names".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-02-02.Retrieved2013-02-25.
- ^"Popularity for the name Tabitha - Behind the Name".