Bathsheba Forename

103,669th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,420 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Bathsheba Forename Definition:

A female name. Hebrew ‘daughter of the oath’, the name of the wife of Uriah and afterwards of David. It occurs occasionally as a christian name in the Middle Ages in the form Barsabe, and more frequently after the Reformation, often as Bathshua, the form of the name in the Authorized Version of the Bible Book of Chronicles.

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Bathsheba Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
2,1811:81,4144,941
Israel
100%
5631:14,9251,605
Kenya
100%
5271:87,8694,885
United States
100%
4021:901,83319,553
Ghana
100%
2251:119,9394,817
Zambia-741:214,2547,249
Papua New Guinea
100%
681:119,88710,702
Zimbabwe
100%
661:233,69413,428
Liberia
100%
581:76,0703,552
Philippines
100%
491:2,163,45947,211
South Africa
100%
491:1,112,91140,913
Cameroon
100%
331:654,86419,559
India
100%
251:48,595,119841,422
England
100%
181:3,089,05133,607
Tanzania
100%
171:3,105,19523,654
Malaysia
100%
141:2,174,99661,888
Uganda
100%
121:3,413,07736,062
Mexico
100%
81:15,518,05339,880
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Canada
100%
21:16,566,68686,787
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Belize-11:354,3097,663
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206

Bathsheba (35) may also be a surname.

Bathsheba Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Hebrew ‘daughter of the oath’, the name of the wife of Uriah and afterwards of David. It occurs occasionally as a christian name in the Middle Ages in the form Barsabe, and more frequently after the Reformation, often as Bathshua, the form of the name in the Authorized Version of the Bible Book of Chronicles.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Hebrew (feminine) - Daughter of an oath or seventh daughter.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Meaning: daughter of the oath.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: Daughter of the oath.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Bathsheba Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bathshebah9527/
Beathsheba955/
Bathsheeba955/
Bathscheba953/
Bathshebha951/
Bathsheiba951/
Bathseba94892/
Batsheba94301/
Bethsheba893,215/
Bathshaba8936/
Bathsebah8923/
Bathsheva8914/
Baitsheba8912/
Bathshiba895/
Batshebah894/
Batscheba893/
Bathseeba892/
Baatsheba892/
Bhatsheba891/
Bathhseba891/
Batshebat891/
Batsheiba891/
Bastsheba891/
Batseba883,275/
Basheba88607/
Bathsebhas8454/
Bethshebah8415/
Bethsheeba848/
Bethscheba841/
Bathshabah841/
Bathsheber841/
Bathshibah841/
Bahathseba841/
Batheshepa841/
Betsheba821,806/
Baatseba82958/
Batsheva82630/
Bethseba82619/
Batcheba8267/
Bathsiba8239/
Batsebah8233/
Bachheba8218/
Batshiba8213/
Batshaba8213/
Batseyba828/
Batsebat827/
Basheeba826/
Basheiba823/
Beasheba823/
Bathséba822/
Baasheba822/
Botsheba822/
Batsceba821/
Batsebaa821/
Batsieba821/
Bathseva821/
Bathsyba821/
Bathzeba821/
Bassheba821/
Bashebai821/
Bastseba821/
Bascheba821/
Bachseba821/
Bahtseba821/
Baisheba821/
Badsheba821/
Baetseba821/
Baseheba821/
Batsebea821/
Baseba8079/
Bethshiba7822/
Betshebah7817/
Bettsheba7816/
Bethsebah7816/
Baitshebi787/
Batshibah786/
Bethsieba786/
Batshobha786/
Batscheva784/
Bethshaba784/
Bethsahba783/
Beithseba782/
Betsheeba782/
Bethsaeba781/
Betshebea781/
Bhausheba781/
Batsheber781/
Batshevaa781/
Bathseber781/
Bathshevi781/
Bathsibah781/
Bathsybah781/
Baisheyba781/
Baitcheba781/
Badshseba781/
Baatsebah781/
Batshebie781/
Baitsebah781/
Betseba751,232/
Batceba75184/
Batsiba75150/
Basseba7537/
Batzeba7532/
Botseba7520/
Basebai7518/
Badseba7518/
Bacheba7514/
Batsebi7512/
Baiseba758/
Batseva757/
Bashiba755/
Batsaba753/
Baaseba753/
Vasheba752/
Bayseba752/
Bosheba752/
Batsebe752/
Bashebo752/
Batsebo751/
Basebah751/
Baseeba751/
Bahceba751/
Bajseba751/
Watseba751/
Bettshebah741/
Betsheebah741/
Bachchheba741/
Bethsiba71221/
Bashibai7154/
Batcheva7124/
Bethsaba7120/
Betsebah7118/
Batchiba7112/
Bathsiva7110/
Batsihba716/
Batsibah715/
Bedsheba715/
Bethzeba715/
Batseiwa715/
Baseubai714/
Betsieba714/
Botsheva713/
Bashibah713/
Batshiva713/
Batsibai713/
Betsebha713/
Vatsheva712/
Vatcheba712/
Batsheve712/
Behtseba712/
Batsebie712/
Batshibi712/
Baitsebi712/
Bethceba711/
Bethsoba711/
Bhedseba711/
Beetseba711/
Batchewa711/
Bathciba711/
Batsabai711/
Battsiba711/
Bathzeva711/
Bathziba711/
Batzebah711/
Bassebai711/
Bassieba711/
Basheeva711/
Baysebah711/
Bacheiba711/
Bachhebi711/
Bachhiba711/
Bahsibah711/
Badshaba711/
Baatsiba711/
Vathceba711/
Baitsebe711/
Batshobo711/
Botshebo711/
Baceba67686/
Basiba67200/
Beyshebay67171/
Boseba6729/
Bethsibah6711/
Bashaibha675/
Bazeba674/
Bachhibai674/
Bayshibai674/
Vaseba673/
Baishibai673/
Bethsaiba672/
Basebo672/
Bethssiba671/
Bethsybah671/
Bhausebai671/
Batshimpa671/
Battcheva671/
Bachebhai671/
Bahasibai671/
Baishibha671/
Baitchiba671/
Vatshieva671/
Bascheiva671/

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