Debby
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning bee; a form of deborah.
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outside the top 1000
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Debby by the numbers
Its American peak was 889 babies in 1959, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Debby. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Debby
Names that are said the same way as Debby, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Debibee; a form of deborah
Other names that mean a bee
Like Debby, each of these has a bee in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Melissahoney bee1,168 in the US (2017)
- Melinahoney; form of Melissa or Melina486 in the US (2017)
- Deborahbee68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Honeysweet substance made by bees253 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pamelaall honey; literary coinage by Philip Sidney153 in the US (2017)
- Melindahoney; a blend of Melissa and Belinda128 in the US (2017)
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