Bethia

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Bethia

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bethia comes from a Hebrew name, Bithiah, and means “Daughter of Jehovah” from “bith-yah.”

History:
Bethia (or Bithiah), a Biblical name (found in I Chronicles, 4-18) was revived and used by 17th century English Puritans.

In Scotland, Bethia was often used as an Anglicization of the Gaelic name Beathag (“Life”).

Pronunciation: beth-ee-ah, beth-yah.

Alternates: Bithia, Bithiah, Bethina.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.001 % named Bethia