http://westwardsagas.com/2006/11/14/whats-in-a-name/ Historical Fiction by David Bowles Thu, 10 May 2012 20:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://westwardsagas.com/2006/11/14/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Becky Wiseman Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:39:54 +0000 http://westwardsagas.com/blog/?p=40#comment-45 David - I've only seen my full name, Rebeckah, spelled that way a couple times in the past so it is interesting that you found it to be the "correct" spelling for your 2nd great grandmother! When I asked my mother how she came up with that spelling she said she wanted to spell it as it was in the Bible - Rebekah - but that she misspelled it, so "Rebeckah" is what is on my birth certificate. David – I’ve only seen my full name, Rebeckah, spelled that way a couple times in the past so it is interesting that you found it to be the “correct” spelling for your 2nd great grandmother! When I asked my mother how she came up with that spelling she said she wanted to spell it as it was in the Bible – Rebekah – but that she misspelled it, so “Rebeckah” is what is on my birth certificate.

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