My name! Variant of the
Hebrew name
Rebekah.
Rebekah appears in the bible in book of Genesis as the wife of Issac and mother of Esua and Jacob. The story goes that Rebekah was so beautiful that Issac was afraid he would be killed by a jealous man (Abimelech). Issac deceives Abimelech that they are not married so Abimelech has his way with Rebekah. Later (revenge much?) she encourages Jacob to trick Issac out of his blessing. Basically, other than giving birth twice she didn't really do anything but cause trouble for her husband and children.
I have read several meanings for the name, the most common being "captivating". Others were "bounding", and "tie together as in a knot".
Nicknames include Ruby, Reba, Becca, Beck, and Becky.