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It sounds boring and middle-aged, and I dislike the "bor" sound, but the meaning is nice.

I like it and pronounce it as three syllables, with the stress on the first. Very much enjoy the meaning and the imagery/associations I get from it. :)

Deborah (this spelling only, three syllables) is pretty and I love the meaning. I really dislike Debbie / Debby and how dated Deborah is. One day, that will change.

This message was edited 7/20/2019, 4:38 PM

It's dated, for sure, but to me dated and inappropriate for a child today are not synonymous. I don't care for Debbie or Debby. My husband Richard wanted to name a girl, should we have one, Debbie. I just couldn't go along.

I like it, and it was never over-popular here so though it's dated all right, it's not too bad.

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Two things I don't like about it: Debbie, which is simperingly infantile, and Debra, which always has me fantasising about her sisters, Devest and Depanty, and their elderly great-aunt Decorset.

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Apologies to our poster, but I don't like Barbra either: far prefer the full version.

It's my mother's name. She pronounces it deh-BORE-ah rather than DEB-brah. I certainly prefer it the way my mother pronounces it and I like it because it reminds me of my mom. I don't know if I'd reuse it, but I do like it.

I love it. It's a dated name that I love and can totally understand the reason so many people used it. But Debra is an abomination, and unfortunately, an alternate spelling that was very widely used.

This message was edited 7/19/2019, 2:47 PM

Very dated but other wise a fine enough name itself. I just can't see it being used for a modern day child.

It feels very dated to me. I have only ever seen the name on women my mom's age. She probably 6+ friends named Deborah.