Becca is a feminine

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, 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 *

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 *

Becca Albee Becca Albee is an American musician and visual artist who was a founding member of the band Excuse 17, which was an early pioneer in the riot grrrl and third-wave feminism movements. She is based in Brooklyn, New York. Early life and education Al ...

, American musician and visual artist * Becca 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 Christian pop style of worship music. Becca released her first full-length album, ''Heaven Com ...

(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 Rebecca Grace Tobin (born January 18, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Kitty Wilde on the Fox musical comedy-drama series '' Glee''. Early life Tobin grew up in Marietta, Georgia, the younger of t ...

(born 1986), American actress, singer and dancer

Other media

, American musician and visual artist *

Becca Bernstein Becca Bernstein (born 1977) is an American artist. She lives and works in Oregon and Scotland. Life and work Becca Bernstein graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon and studied at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. ...

(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 Rebecca Jill Kufrin (born April 3, 1990) is an American television personality, best known for her role as the winner on the 22nd season of ABC's '' The Bachelor'' and the lead of the 14th season of '' The Bachelorette''. Early life and educ ...

(born 1990), American reality TV star *

(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 (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 (born 1973), American bodybuilder and powerlifter * Rebecca Ward (born 1990), American sabre fencer

In other fields

Becca Balint Rebecca A. "Becca" Balint (born May 4, 1968) is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of ...

(born 1968), American educator, writer and politician *

Becca Stevens (priest) The Rev. Becca Stevens is an author, speaker, Episcopal priest, social entrepreneur, founder and president of Thistle Farms in Nashville, Tennessee. She is notable for founding Magdalene in 1997, now called Thistle Farms, to heal, empower, and emp ...

(born 1963), American Episcopal priest

Fictional characters

* Becca Chang, in ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only s ...

'' and ''

The Casagrandes ''The Casagrandes'' is an American animated comedy television series developed by Michael Rubiner and Miguel Puga that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2019 to September 30, 2022. It is a spin-off of ''The Loud House'' and the second tele ...

'' *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'' * Becca Swanson, on the British soap opera ''EastEnders''

Other uses

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

Widsith "Widsith" ( ang, Wīdsīþ, "far-traveller", lit. "wide-journey"), also known as "The Traveller's Song", is an Old English poem of 143 lines. It survives only in the ''Exeter Book'', a manuscript of Old English poetry compiled in the late-10th c ...

'', the ruler of the Banings

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