Becca is a feminine

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, often a short form of

Rebecca Rebecca () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban (Bi ...

; 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) 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 :wikt:mononym, mononymously as Becca, is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian singer, songwriter and actress. She first gained recognition as a contestant on the second season of TV3 Ghan ...

(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, American musician and visual artist *

Becca Barlow BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and Contemporary Christian Music (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 (g ...

(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, the youngest of ...

(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 two ...

(born 1986), American actress, singer and dancer

Other media

* Becca Albee, American musician and visual artist * Becca Bernstein (born 1977), American artist * Becca Fitzpatrick (born 1979), American author * Becca Kufrin (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 curling, curler from McFarland, Wisconsin. She is a five-time national women's champion, three-time national mixed doubles champion, two-time national junior champion, and a two-time Oly ...

(born 1990), American curler *

Becca Longo Rebecca Longo (born March 17, 1999) is an American football kicker who became the first woman to earn a college football scholarship to an NCAA school at the Division II level or higher when she signed a letter of intent with Adams State Univers ...

(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. 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 (United States), Democratic Party. ...

(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 em ...

(born 1963), American Episcopal priest

Fictional characters

* Becca Chang, in ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom 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 son in a ...

'' and ''

The Casagrandes ''The Casagrandes'' is an American animated sitcom 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 television series in ...

'' *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 12 September 2001 and departed on 15 February 2007. Development In 2002, producers decided to c ...

, on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Becca Swanson, on the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Becca, a young aspiring witch from the film ''

Hocus Pocus 2 ''Hocus Pocus 2'' is a 2022 American fantasy comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D'Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1993 film ''Hocus Pocus (1993 film), Hocus Pocus'' and the second installment ...

'' *Becca Franko / Bekka Pramheda, the woman who created A.L.I.E. and Nightblood in the tv series ''

The 100 The 100 or The Hundred may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * The 100 (novel series), ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass ...

Other uses

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

Widsith "Widsith" (, "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'' (''pages 84v–87r''), a manuscript of Old English poetry compiled in the la ...

'', the ruler of the Banings

References

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