Bethany name - Meaning of Bethany
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Biblical, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- BETH-ə-nee (English)
- Bethany Meaning
- From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew (beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs". In the New Testament the town of Bethany was the home of Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha. It has been in use as a rare given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, used primarily by Catholics in honour of Mary of Bethany. In America it became moderately common after the 1950s. Bethany originates in Hebrew language and means "from a fig house". It was probably derived from a place mentioned in the New Testament, the town where Lazarus lived. Until today, it has been a popular name in the United Kindom, in the United States it peaked popularity in the 1980s.
Bethany Related Names
Variants: Bethanie, Bethney (English), Bethanee, Bethaney, Bethanne, Betheny
Diminutive: Beth (English)
Other Languages: Bethania (Biblical Greek), Bethania (Biblical Latin), Bethania (Spanish)
Bethany Celebrities
Bethany Donaphin - WNBA professional basketball player, Bethany Dillon - Contemporary Christian music artist,
