Batya

bah-tyah

Hebrew

"daughter of God"

Batya Origin and Meaning

The name Batya is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "daughter of God".

A variation of the Old Testament Bithiah, Batya is a Hebrew variant of the name. Derived from bat meaning "daughter" and yah meaning "Yahweh", Batya (or Bithiah) is the name of one of Pharaoh's daughters, often depicted as the one to take Moses out of the Nile.

With Katya catching on, and Bithiah gaining (just a little) more attentionm this sound-related name could too. Alternative Hebrew and Jewish forms of the name include Batyah and Bitya, while Basya and Baisa are diminutives. Bashe, Pessel, and Pesche are Yiddish short forms.

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Famous People Named Batya

• Batya Gur Israeli detective novelist
• Batya Weinbaum American feminist poet