Girl name · Aramaic
Tabitha
“gazelle”
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Common nicknames
Short-forms and diminutives parents often use for Tabitha.
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About the name
Ṭabitha is the gazelle. Acts 9 gives her as a disciple in Joppa who made clothes for widows, died, and was raised by Peter — and the text supplies both her Aramaic name and its Greek translation, Dorcas, which is one of the clearest windows in the New Testament onto a bilingual community.
English took it up after the Reformation, dropped it, and then *Bewitched* fixed it to 1966 for a generation.
Three syllables, said TAB-ith-uh. On our vibe map it is Vintage Elegant with a whimsical lift.
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All Aramaic names →Tabitha — common questions
Is Tabitha a boy or girl name?
Tabitha is traditionally a girl name of Aramaic origin.
What does the name Tabitha mean?
Tabitha means “gazelle” of Aramaic origin. Ṭabitha is the gazelle. Acts 9 gives her as a disciple in Joppa who made clothes for widows, died, and was raised by Peter — and the text supplies both her Aramaic name and its Greek translation, Dorcas, which is one of the clearest windows in the New Testament onto a bilingual community.
Where does the name Tabitha come from?
Tabitha is Aramaic in origin. English took it up after the Reformation, dropped it, and then *Bewitched* fixed it to 1966 for a generation.
What are common nicknames for Tabitha?
Tabby and Tibby — the short-forms parents most often use for Tabitha.
How popular is Tabitha?
Tabitha did not make the top 1,000 girls' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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