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I prefer Rebekah, but Rebecca is fine too.

I have 10 month old with that name so obviously I love it. Actually her father chose it and I was leaning more toward Sylvia or especially Susannah, but since I named her older sister Julianna, the latter would have rhymed too much (or so he said). Still, it's a lovely, classic, feminine-but-not-too-frilly name that will never go out of style, and I definitely prefer the double "C" spelling -it spares her a lifetime of clarifying and correcting. Our daughter's name is
Rebecca Violet.

Love Rebecca. I would think of using it myself one day, but I have a cousin with Rebecca as her mn. It's definitely a classic and beautiful name. Rebecca Jane is lovely.

I like this name beacuse it is Biblical.

I like Rebecca, it's pretty. I prefer Rebekah though. Rebecca Jane is OK, but rather plain.

I prefer Rebekah :)

I love Rebecca, spelled this way, but I think "plain Jane".

I like Rebecca. It was always one of my favourite names when I first became interested in names and I still like it. I think Rebecca is still a classic and Rebecca Jane is a lovely combo, imo.

I like the Rebekah spelling better.

I LOVE it!
Rebecca has been on my list for forever! (just didn't have another girl!)

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I agree w/ you that although Rebekah is a legitimate spelling, Rebecca looks more feminine and distinguished.
Rebecca Jane is a beautiful classic name.
I wouldn't worry about nicknames either. I know two Rebecca's who have NO nickname... I also know a Katherine who people SWORE up and down would eventually become Katie. Nope, she's 32 now and still just Katherine.
You won't have any regrets if you use Rebecca.

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Good luck!

It's a classic, but it's been very much overused over the years though that's slacked off some as of late. I like it without a nn, though Becky or Becca--both of which I don't like--seem somewhat inevitable. But Rebecca Jane is definitely a pretty, classic combo.

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I think of it as very 70s and 80s trendy. In my mind I know that it's classic, but my first thought is usually of all the Becky's or Becki's that I know. It sounds ok paired with Jane, but in my opinion it's a very uninspiring combination.

Rebecca Jane sounds beautiful and classic. Has a plain touch, nothing to extravagant. I like it! But I would preffer Rebekah Jayne. I like the biblical spelling Rebekah better, and for some reason Jayne with the Y always seems fancy and appealing to me. But I like the sound of this name either way!

This message was edited 1/19/2007, 10:36 AM

I don't personally like Rebecca but Rebecca Jane sounds cute.