Tabitha (name)
Encyclopedia
Tabitha is an English language
feminine given name
, derived from an Aramaic word that means gazelle
. The name was most popular in the United States
in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was ranked among the 200 most popular names for girls. The character Tabitha Stephens, a child witch on the 1960s television situation comedy Bewitched
, raised the profile of the name. It has since declined in popularity. In 2009 it was the 647th most popular name for girls in the United States
. The name was the 209th most popular name for girls in England
and Wales
in 2007.
Alternate spellings for Tabitha include Tabetha, Tabytha, Tabatha, Tabathina, Tabby, Tab, and Tabea. Nicknames include Tabby and Tibby. Tabitha is uncommon as a surname
.
Notable people named Tabitha include:
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...
feminine 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...
, derived from an Aramaic word that means gazelle
Gazelle
A gazelle is any of many antelope species in the genus Gazella, or formerly considered to belong to it. Six species are included in two genera, Eudorcas and Nanger, which were formerly considered subgenera...
. The name was most popular in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was ranked among the 200 most popular names for girls. The character Tabitha Stephens, a child witch on the 1960s television situation comedy Bewitched
Bewitched
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
, raised the profile of the name. It has since declined in popularity. In 2009 it was the 647th most popular name for girls in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The name was the 209th most popular name for girls in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in 2007.
Alternate spellings for Tabitha include Tabetha, Tabytha, Tabatha, Tabathina, Tabby, Tab, and Tabea. Nicknames include Tabby and Tibby. Tabitha is uncommon as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
.
Notable people named Tabitha include:
- TabithaDorcasDorcas was a disciple who lived in Joppa, referenced in the Book of Acts of the Bible. Acts recounts that when she died, she was mourned by "all the widows ... crying and showing the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them."...
, said to have been raised from the dead by Saint PeterSaint PeterSaint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
in the Book of Acts (Acts 9:36). The Greek form of the name, 'Dorcas', is also used there. - Tabitha D'umo - American dance teacher, choreographer, and creative director
- Tabitha BabbittTabitha BabbittTabitha Babbitt was an early American tool maker who is credited with inventing the first circular saw used in a saw mill in 1813...
- early American toolmaker, inventor of the circular saw - Tabitha BrownTabitha BrownTabitha Moffatt Brown was an American pioneer emigrant who traveled the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Country. There she assisted in the founding of Tualatin Academy, which would grow to become Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon...
- American pioneer - Tabitha KingTabitha KingTabitha King is an American author and activist. She is married to writer Stephen King.-Family:King met her husband, author Stephen King, in college through her work-study job in the Fogler Library. Their daughter Naomi Rachel was born in 1970. They married on January 2, 1971...
- author. Wife of Stephen King - Tabitha SorenTabitha SorenTabitha Soren , married name Tabitha Soren Lewis, is a former reporter for MTV News. She is perhaps best known as the public face for MTV's "Choose or Lose" campaign designed to inspire young people to vote.Soren was born in San Antonio, Texas...
- reporter for MTV News - Tabitha StevensTabitha StevensTabitha Stevens is an American pornographic actress and frequent on-air guest of radio personality Howard Stern....
- American pornographic actress - Tabitha St. GermainTabitha St. GermainTabitha St. Germain is a Canadian stage actress. She has made the transition from stage work to voice work, and has since become one of the core female voice actresses working with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Anime :* .hack//Roots - Asta, Nazo Grunty* Black Lagoon -...
- Canadian stage actress and voice actress - Tabitha YimTabitha YimTabitha Yim is a Korean American artistic gymnast. She is a former elite gymnast and current collegiate athlete for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team.-Biography:Tabitha Yim was born in Los Angeles, California...
- Korean American gymnast