abstract:Deborah () is a feminine given name derived from דבורה D'vorah, a Hebrew word meaning "bee." Deborah was a heroine and prophetess in the Old Testament Book of Judges.
Popular Deborahs throughout history have ranged everywhere from the Biblical (Deborah, the judge who led the Israelite forces to victory from the Canaanites), the political (Republican Deborah Pryce of the United States House of Representatives), the silver screen (actress Deborah Kerr), and the business world (Deborah Lloyd, creative director of Kate Spade and Deborah Lippmann, celebrity manicurist to the stars).