Rivka

Hebrew

"to tie, bind"

Rivka Origin and Meaning

The name Rivka is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "to tie, bind".

A traditional name still used in Orthodox families. Rivka is the original form of Rebekah or Rebecca, today used far more widely than the original. Rifka is a variation.

Rivka Rank in US Top 1000

# 740 in the US

Rivka Popularity

• 740 US 2023
• 1954 Nameberry 2024
• 601 Future 2028
• 14 Israel 2023

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Famous People Named Rivka

• Rivka Galchen Canadian,American novelist
• Rivka Yahav Israeli psychologist
• Rivka Keren (born Katalin Friedländer) Hungarian,Israeli novelist
• Rivka Oxman Israeli architect
• Rivka Basman Ben Hayim, Lithuanian,Israeli poet
• Rivka Bertisch Meir American psychologist
• Rivka Golani Israeli violist
• Rivka Ravitz Israeli political advistor
• Rivka Ritchie (b. 2012) daughter of English film director Guy Ritchie

Rivka in Pop Culture

• From the original Hebrew 'Ribkah' now Rebekah, possible meanings are "bound with rope" "ensnarer", "a noose".
• From the Arabic rabqat, "a tie,rope for animals," suggests that as a name it means the beauty by means men are snared or bound.
• The root is found in Hebrew only in the noun meaning "stall" in the phrase "fatted calf" or "calf of the stall" and in view of the meaning of names like Rachel and Eglah the name Rebekah might well mean a "tied,up calf or lamb" one peculiarly choice and fat, suggesting that as a name it refers to her being a prime choice as a wife.