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Bethany

The name Bethany is from Hebrew origins for "House of mercy"

Updated: March 11, 2025
Updated: March 11, 2025

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : House of mercy

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English : possibly a topographic name from an Old English plant name, betonice ‘betony’. The form of the name has been altered by folk association with the New Testament place name.

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