Becca is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, often a short form of

Rebecca Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

; however, it is also a name in its own right.

People

In arts and media

Music

Becca (Singer, Songwriter) Becca is a feminine given name, often a short form of Rebecca; however, it is also a name in its own right. People In arts and media Music * Becca (Singer, Songwriter), (Born 1994), Venezuelan Urban Singer * Beca (musician), American singer *Bec ...

, (Born 1994), Venezuelan Urban Singer *

Beca (musician) Becca Schack, known by her stage name Beca (also Beca Dreams) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. Early life Beca grew up in Upstate New York. In her youth she played the piano, sang, and studied many genres of musi ...

, American singer *

Becca (Ghanaian singer) Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong (born 15 August 1984), known mononymously as Becca, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and actress. She first gained recognition as a contestant on the second season of TV3's annual singing competition ''Ment ...

(born 1984), Ghanaian Afropop singer, songwriter and actress Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong *

Becca (musician) Rebecca Emily Hollcraft (born May 9, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, and guitarist, known professionally as Becca, Becca-chan, and Bec Hollcraft. From 2012 to 2015, she was the lead singer in the rock band Stars in Stereo. Early life ...

(born 1989), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Rebecca Hollcraft, lead singer of

Stars In Stereo Stars in Stereo was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2011, fronted by American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Rebecca "BECCA" Emily Hollcraft. The band also featured guitarist Jordan McGraw, drummer Drew La ...

* Becca Albee, American musician and visual artist *

Becca Barlow BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and CCM all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca (guitar, backing vocals) Barlow. ...

(born 1985), American rock guitarist and background singer *

Becca Bradley Rebecca Lynn Bradley (born May 3, 1991), who goes by the stage name Becca Bradley, is an American Christian musician and cellist, who primarily plays a contemporary Christian music, Christian pop style of contemporary worship music, worship music ...

(born 1991), American Christian musician *

Becca Stevens Becca Stevens (born June 14, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who draws upon elements of jazz, chamber pop, indie rock, and folk. Early life and education Stevens was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as the youngest ...

(born 1984), American singer and guitarist * Becca Tobin (born 1986), American actress, singer and dancer

Other media

* Becca Albee, American musician and visual artist * Becca Bernstein (born 1977), American artist *

Becca Fitzpatrick Becca Fitzpatrick (born February 3, 1979) is an American author, best known for having written the ''New York Times'' bestseller '' Hush, Hush'', a young adult novel published in 2009 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. She wrote three ...

(born 1979), American author * Becca Kufrin (born 1990), American reality TV star * Becca Tobin (born 1986), American actress, singer and dancer

In sport

Becca Hamilton Rebecca Lynn Hamilton (born July 12, 1990) is an American curler from McFarland, Wisconsin. She is a two-time national women's champion, a two-time national junior champion, and a two-time Olympian. At the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, she compet ...

(born 1990), American curler *

Becca Longo Rebecca Longo (born March 17, 1999) is an American American football, football Placekicker, kicker who became the first woman to earn a college football scholarship to an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA school at the NCAA Division I ...

(born 1999), American football kicker, first woman to earn a college football scholarship to an NCAA school at the Division II level or higher *

Becca Pizzi Rebecca Pizzi (born 1980) is an American marathon runner from Belmont, Massachusetts. In 2016 she was the first American woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge, a series of seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days, ...

(born 1980), American marathon runner *

Becca Swanson Rebecca Swanson (born November 20, 1973) is an American powerlifter and professional wrestler. Becca Swanson holds several powerlifting world records for women, including the heaviest squat, heaviest deadlift and the heaviest bench press. Due t ...

(born 1973), American bodybuilder and powerlifter *

Rebecca Ward Rebecca "Becca" Ward (born February 7, 1990) is an American sabre fencer. She won the gold medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Mariel Zagunis 15–11 in the final, and took bronze in both individual and team s ...

(born 1990), American sabre fencer

In other fields

* Becca Balint (born 1968), American educator, writer and politician * Becca Stevens (priest) (born 1963), American Episcopal priest

Fictional characters

* Becca Chang, in '' The Loud House'' and '' The Casagrandes'' *Becca Corbett, in the 2010 film '' Rabbit Hole'', played by Nicole Kidman * Becca Fisher, on the Canadian TV series ''Flash Forward'' *Becca Hays, in ''True Detective'' season 3 *

Becca Hayton Becca Dean (also Hayton) is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ali Bastian. She first appeared on-screen on 19 September 2001 and departed on 16 February 2007. Storylines Becca arrived as an undergradua ...

, on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *

, on the British soap opera ''EastEnders''

Other uses

* ''Becca'' (film), a 1989 British-Australian television film *Becca, in the Old English poem '' Widsith'', the ruler of the Banings

References

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