Becca
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Becca is a proper name
. It is generally a short form for the given name
Rebecca
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Proper name
"A proper name [is] a word that answers the purpose of showing what thing it is that we are talking about" writes John Stuart Mill in A System of Logic , "but not of telling anything about it"...
. It is generally a short form for the given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Rebecca
Rebecca (given name)
Rebecca is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. Its most likely meaning is "captivating". It may be Aramaic in origin, although this is contested. W.F...
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People with the given name Becca
- In WhitestoneWhitestone, WarwickshireWhitestone is a suburban area of Nuneaton in Warwickshire in central England.It is located approximately two miles south-east of Nuneaton town centre. Historically part of Attleborough, the area has developed its own identity following extensive housing developments since the 1950s and 1960s...
, the county queen ceremoniously declares 'I AM BECCA', before proceeding to laugh, in memory of those who have died in the nearby insanitorium. For the rest of the year, she is known only as Becca. - Becca Barlow, American rock musician
- Becca BernsteinBecca BernsteinBecca Bernstein is an American artist. She lives and paints in Oregon and Scotland.-Life and work:Becca Bernstein graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon and studied at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City...
, American artist - Becca SwansonBecca SwansonBecca Swanson is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, pro wrestler and strongwoman who is often referred to as "The World's Strongest Woman" or "The Strongest Woman on the Planet"...
, American bodybuilder and powerlifter - In WidsithWidsithWidsith is an Old English poem of 144 lines that appears to date from the 9th century, drawing on earlier oral traditions of Anglo-Saxon tale singing. The only text of the fragment is copied in the Exeter Book, a manuscript of Old English poetry compiled in the late 10th century containing...
, the ruler of the Banings is also called Becca (unrelated to Rebecca).
Place name
- BakkahBakkahBakkah is an ancient name for Mecca, the most holy city of Islam. Most people believe they are synonyms, but to Muslim scholars there is a distinction: Bakkah refers to the Kaaba and the sacred site immediately surrounding it, while Mecca is the name of the city in which they are both...
(also Becca) is another name for the city of MeccaMeccaMecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
in Saudi Arabia.