Debbie
Encyclopedia
Debbie is a fairly common given name
, usually feminine, short for Deborah
(or Debra) (which means "bee
" in Hebrew) and is popular in most English-speaking
countries. It reached its height of popularity in the United States in the 1970s.
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...
, usually feminine, short for Deborah
Deborah
Deborah was a prophetess of Yahweh the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, counselor, warrior, and the wife of Lapidoth according to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5....
(or Debra) (which means "bee
Bee
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...
" in Hebrew) and is popular in most English-speaking
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
countries. It reached its height of popularity in the United States in the 1970s.
Notable people
- Debbie AllenDebbie AllenDeborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities...
, American actress, choreographer and film director - Debbie ArmstrongDebbie ArmstrongDeborah Rae Armstrong is a former alpine ski racer from Seattle. She was the first gold medalist from the U.S...
, American athlete - Debra BowenDebra BowenDebra Lynn Bowen , a member of the Democratic Party, has been Secretary of State of California since January 8, 2007. Before that she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 2008, she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential...
, American politician - Debbie BrillDebbie BrillDebbie Brill OC is a Canadian high jump athlete who was the first North American woman to clear 6 feet, at age 16. Her unique reverse jumping style was called the "Brill Bend"...
, Canadian high jumper - Debbie CookDebbie CookDeborah "Debbie" Cook is the former mayor of Huntington Beach, California, and was the Democratic candidate for California's 46th congressional district in 2008...
, Californian politician, mayor of Huntington Beach, California - Deborah CoxDeborah CoxDeborah Cox is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart , a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved ten number-one hits on...
, Canadian R&B singer - Debra DiGiovanniDebra DiGiovanniDebra DiGiovanni is a Canadian stand-up comedian of Italian descent originally from Tillsonburg, Ontario.Her comedy career began with the help of Humber College's inaugural year of their Comedy Writing and Performance course, in 2000 and has since been nominated for the coveted Tim Sims Comedy...
, Canadian comedian - Debbie FullerDebbie FullerDeborah Lynne "Debbie" Fuller is a former international diver from Canada, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana. She also won two gold medals at the 1986 Commonwealth...
, Canadian diver - Deborah "Debbie" GibsonDeborah GibsonDeborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1987 she was pronounced the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, with her song "Foolish Beat" and she remains the youngest female to write, record, and...
, American pop singer - Déborah Gyurscek, Uruguayan pole vaulter
- Deborah "Debbie" HarryDebbie HarryDeborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, the lead singer from the band Blondie - Debbie LaPlanteDebbie LaPlanteDebbie LaPlante is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the hurdles event. She twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during her career. LaPlante set her personal best in the women's 100m hurdles event on June 16, 1979, clocking 12.86 in Walnut,...
, American hurdler - Debbie MartiDebbie MartiDeborah Jane Marti is a retired female high jumper from England, who was born in Switzerland. She set her outdoor personal best on June 9, 1996 at a meet in Tallinn. In 1997 on February 23 at the Birmingham indoor grand prix, she cleared 1.95 metres to break the British indoor record...
, English high jumper - Debbie MatenopoulosDebbie MatenopoulosThespina "Debbie" Matenopoulos is an American television personality and actress.- Early life :Matenopoulos was born in Richmond, Virginia, of Greek ancestry. Her birth name is Despina Matenopoulos, named after her grandmother...
, American television personality and actress - Debbie McLeodDebbie McLeodDebbie McLeod is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland. She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. McLeod works as a swimming pool technician. Her brother played national level football at U16 level.-References:...
, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper - Debbie MeyerDebbie MeyerDeborah Elizabeth Meyer is a former American swimmer who won the 200, 400, and 800 m swimming events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City...
, American swimmer - Debbie Pettibone, member of America-cubed sailing team that competed for the America's CupAmerica's CupThe America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
in 1995 - Debbie ReynoldsDebbie ReynoldsDebbie Reynolds is an American actress, singer, and dancer.She was initially signed at age 16 by Warner Bros., but her career got off to a slow start. When her contract was not renewed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave her a small, but significant part in the film Three Little Words , then signed her to...
, an American actress (born Mary Francis Reynolds) chose "Debbie" as her stage name - Debby RyanDebby RyanDeborah "Debby" Ryan is an American actress and singer. Ryan is best known for starring as Bailey Pickett in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck. The Suite Life on Deck became the most watched children's show on television...
, American actress - Deborah SampsonDeborah SampsonDeborah Samson Gannett , better known as Deborah Sampson, was an American woman who impersonated a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. She is one of a small number of women with a documented record of military combat experience in that war...
, First American female soldier - Debbie StabenowDebbie StabenowDeborah Ann Greer "Debbie" Stabenow is the junior United States Senator from Michigan and a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to the U.S. Senate, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001...
, American legislator - Debbie TurnerDebbie TurnerDebbie Turner is an American former child star who played the role of Marta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music.-Life and career:...
, Miss Missouri who was crowned Miss America in 1990 - Debbie TurnerDebbie TurnerDebbie Turner is an American former child star who played the role of Marta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music.-Life and career:...
, former child actor who portrayed Marta von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' - Debbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman Schultz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate...
, American legislator - Debby (polar bear)Debby (polar bear)Debby was the world's oldest polar bear. She lived in the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg. In August 2008, the Guinness Book of World Records certified her as not only the oldest polar bear, but one of the three oldest individuals ever recorded of all bear species.Debby was born in the Soviet...
, the world's oldest polar bear
Fictional characters
- Debbie Does DallasDebbie Does DallasDebbie Does Dallas is a 1978 pornographic film starring Bambi Woods. The plot of the film focuses on a team of cheerleaders attempting to earn enough money to send the title character to Dallas, Texas, to try out for the famous “Texas Cowgirls” cheerleading squad. The fictional name "Texas...
- Debbie DownerDebbie DownerDebbie Downer is a name of a fictional Saturday Night Live character which debuted in 2004, and who was portrayed by Rachel Dratch. In Debbie's first appearance, she is given the last name Matousek....
, character on Saturday Night Live portrayed by Rachel Dratch - Debbie DingleDebbie DingleDeborah "Debbie" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb...
(portrayed by Charley Webb), a recurring character in the British soap opera, Emmerdale - Debbie Gallagher (portrayed by Rebecca Ryan), one of the lead characters in British television drama, Shameless
- Debbie DeanDebbie DeanDebra "Debbie" Dean is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jodi Albert. She first appeared in 2002, before Albert quit the role in 2004, She made her final appearance during 2005, before making a brief return in 2006.-Casting:In October 2004 Albert...
(portrayed by Jodi Albert) character in long British show Hollyoaks
Songs about Debbie
- "Debbie" by R. Stevie MooreR. Stevie MooreRobert Steven Moore is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. In addition to having numerous albums released on labels around the world, the prolific Moore has self-released over 400 cassette and CD-R albums since 1968, as well as dozens of home videos, mostly through the R. Stevie Moore...
from the album Everything You Always Wanted To Know About R. Stevie Moore But Were Afraid To Ask - "DebbieDebbie (song)"Debbie" is the only single off the compilation album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation by The B-52's. The song is a tribute to Debbie Harry of the band Blondie The single's music video was directed by Ramaa Mosley.-Track listing:...
," one of two new songs, and the only single released, from the B-52s' 1998 compilation album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
In Israel
In its original Biblical form, "Dvora" (דבורה) is a common female name in contemporary Israel, including:- Dvora Baron, writer
- Dvora Bartonov, musician
- Dvora Ben-Shir, writer
- Justice Dvora Berliner of the Israeli Supreme Court
- Dvora Silverstein, writer