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MeaningsEnglish Baby Names Meaning:In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Becky is: Abbreviation of Rebecca. Hebrew Baby Names Meaning:In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Becky is: An abbreviation of Rebecca, meaning captivated, or captivating, frequently used as an independent name. Famous bearer: Fictional character Becky Sharp, the unethical heroine of Thackeray's 1948 novel Vanity Fair. American Baby Names Meaning:In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Becky is: Abbreviation of Rebecca. Search by a specific categoryOr search by baby nameWhat is the meaning of the name Becky?The name Becky is primarily a female name of English origin that means Snare. Diminutive form of the name Rebecca. Becky Thatcher, character from the novel "Tom Sawyer" Different Spellings of the name Becky:Beckie, Becki People who like the name Becky also like:Emma, Jessica, Olivia, Paige, Grace, Charlotte, Sadie, Aaron, Jacob, Nathan, Nathaniel, Cole, Adam, Garrett Names like Becky:Buzz, Buck, Boaz, Bevis, Bessie, Bess, Becka, Beck, Becca, Bash, Baka, Boyce, Baback, Bozica, Base, Biagio, Bice, Boys, Busy, Bijou, Boyko, Bas, Bucky, Baki, Bijoux, Beige, Baz, Bush, Beyza, Buse Stats for the Name Becky
Becky follows in the tradition of using first names to generalize a type of person. Other recent examples are Karen, Becky’s middle-aged counterpart, or Stacy, who is similar to Becky but often used in a more overtly sexist manner in male internet spaces. There are many instances in popular culture associating the name Becky (nickname for Rebecca) with an average white woman, variously portrayed as young, boring, unaware or taking advantage of her privilege, and sometimes promiscuous. Notably, rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot used Becky in his 1992 hit song “Baby Got Back.” In its spoken intro, two women—both stereotyped as Valley Girls, one of them addressed as Becky—critique a Black woman’s physique. In 2009, rapper Plies presented a very sexualized Becky in his song of the same name. Becky was also the subject of a 2014 meme featuring Taylor Swift. The meme mimicked an anti-drug PSA using Swift as a stand-in for a young white girl.
Really helping to solidify and spread Becky as a slang term for a privileged white woman was Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Sorry.” The song closes with a lyric referring to a woman a man is having an affair with: “He only want me when I’m not there / He better call Becky with the good hair.” Becky with the good hair is interpreted to refer to white women, whose hair has been historically considered more beautiful, according to the dominant cultural norms, than the natural hair of Black women. Into the late 2010s, Becky was applied on social media to white women who called the police on people of color, especially Black people, over trivial matters and out of apparent racial bias. One the most notorious incidents involved so-called BBQ Becky from 2018.
What does the name Becky mean in the Bible?In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Becky is: An abbreviation of Rebecca, meaning captivated, or captivating, frequently used as an independent name.
What type of name is Becky?The name Becky is primarily a female name of English origin that means Snare.
What is the full name for Becky?Becky is a pet form of the Biblical name Rebecca.
What is the spiritual meaning of the name Rebecca?The name Rebecca is of Hebrew origin, meaning “to tie” or “bind.” It derives from the Hebrew name Rivkah, which originates from the verb ribbqah, meaning “join,” “tie,” or “snare.” The name also has a biblical connection and features in the Old Testament. Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob.
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