Tabitha () is an

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, originating with (or made popular through) Tabitha (

Dorcas Dorcas (), or Tabitha (), was an early disciple (Christianity), disciple of Jesus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (, see discussion Acts 9#The healing of Tabitha (9:36–43), here). She lived in the port city of Jaffa, Joppa, today absorb ...

), mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36.

In the Bible

Tabitha, or

, the

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equivalent of the name, is a woman mentioned in the

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. The English name is derived from an

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(), which in the original Greek was , in which Tabitha, a benevolent woman, dies, then gets resurrected by

Peter the Apostle Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repe ...

Use in the United States and the United Kingdom

The name was common in 18th century

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, and of those born between 1718 and 1745, ranked about 31st as most common female given names, about 0.56% of the population. The name gained a resurgence in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was ranked among the 200 most popular names for girls. The character

Tabitha Stephens This is a list of characters in ''Bewitched'', an American fantasy television sitcom which aired from 1964 to 1972. Cast Main Recurring Cast notes: Main characters Samantha Stephens Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a good witch ...

, a child witch on the 1960s television situation comedy ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

'', raised the profile of the name. It was ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for girls born in the United States until 2016 and has since declined in usage. There were 142 American girls born in 2023 who were given the name. The name has ranked among the 300 most popular name for girls in England and Wales between 1996 and 2020.

People with the name Tabitha

Tabitha

(Biblical version of the name), or Tabitha (Aramaic version of the name), Christian woman raised from the dead by Saint Peter *

Tabitha Babbitt Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt (December 9, 1779 - December 10, 1853) was a Shaker credited as a tool maker and inventor. Inventions attributed to her by the Shakers include the circular saw in lumber milling, an improved spinning wheel head, and a pr ...

(1779–1853), American toolmaker and inventor, possible inventor of the circular saw * Tabitha Brown (1780–1858), American pioneer in the Oregon Territory *

Tabitha Chawinga Tabitha Chaŵinga (born 22 May 1996) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Malawi national team. Early life Born on May 19, 1996, in Rumphi District in northern Malawi, Chaŵinga is ...

(born 1996), Malawian footballer *

Tabitha D'umo Tabitha A. D'umo (née Cortopassi) and Napoleon Buddy D'umo, known together as Nappytabs, are Emmy Award-winning married choreographers. They are best known for their choreography on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and for bei ...

(born 1973), American choreographer, dance teacher and creative director *

Tabitha Ann Holton Tabitha Ann Holton (c. 1854 – June 14, 1886) was the first woman to be licensed as a lawyer in North Carolina and in the Southern United States, in 1878. Life and work Holton was the daughter of Quinton Holton and Harriet Jacobina Holland Ho ...

(c. 1854–1886), first woman licensed as a lawyer in North Carolina *

Tabitha Karanja Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja is a Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur, industrialist and Nakuru County Senator. She is the founder and current chief executive officer of Keroche Breweries, the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a non-multinati ...

(born 1964), Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur and industrialist *

Tabitha King Tabitha "Tabby" Jane King ( Spruce, born March 24, 1949) is an American author. Early life Born in Old Town, Maine, Tabitha King is the third eldest daughter of Sarah Jane Spruce (née White; December 7, 1923 – April 14, 2007) and Raymond ...

(born 1949), American author and wife of

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

Tabitha Love Tabi Love (born 11 September 1991) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is a current member of the Canada women's national volleyball team. Love has been playing professionally since graduating from University of California, Los Angeles in Dece ...

(born 1991), Canadian volleyball player *

Tabitha Lupien Tabitha Lupien is a Canadian actress and competitive dancer trained in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, hip hop, and acrobatics. She trains with her sisters Lindsay and Samantha and her brother Isaac Lupien at the Canadian Dance Company, owned by he ...

(born c. 1988), Canadian actress and competitive dancer *

Tabitha Nauser Tabitha Nauser (born 23 February 1992) is a Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religious origins, with the c ...

(born 1992), Singaporean singer *

Tabitha Peterson Tabitha Skelly Peterson (born March 6, 1989) is an American curler from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a bronze medalist at the 2010 World Junior Championships and is a three-time women's national champion. She currently is skip of her own t ...

(born 1989), American curler * Tabitha Sybil Quaye, Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament (1992-1997) * Tabitha Soren (born 1967), reporter for MTV News * Tabitha St. Germain (born 1976), Canadian stage and voice actress *

Tabitha Stoecker Tabitha Stoecker (born 24 November 2000) is a British Skeleton (sport), skeleton racer. Career Stoecker represented Great Britain at the IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton), IBSF World Championships in IBSF World Championships 2024 ...

(born 2000), British skeleton racer *

Tabitha Suzuma Tabitha Sayo Victoria Anne Suzuma is a British writer. She was born in 1975 and lives in London. She used to work as a primary school teacher and now divides her time between writing and tutoring. She is known for her novel ''Forbidden'' which i ...

(born 1975), British writer * Tabitha Gilman Tenney (1762–1837), American author and novelist *

Tabitha Tsatsa Tabitha Tsatsa (; born September 18, 1972) is a Zimbabwean marathon elite veteran runner. She set both a national record and a personal best time of 2:29:20, by finishing fourth at the 2008 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon, held in Seoul, Sout ...

(born 1972), Zimbabwean marathon runner *

Tabitha Wady Tabitha Wady (born December 1974) is an English former actress, known for playing receptionist Katrina Bullen in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' from 2001 to 2002. Wady's other roles include Lydia Weston in ''Berkeley Square'' (1998) and Gemma in ...

(born 1976), British actress *

Tabitha Yim Tabitha Ann Yim (born November 2, 1985) is an American former artistic gymnast and current head coach of the Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics team. She is a 2001 World bronze medalist in the team competition, the 2002 U.S. national balance ...

(born 1985), American gymnast and coach

Tabatha

Tabatha Badger Tabatha Badger (born 8 June 1993) is an Australian politician who has represented the division of Lyons since 23 March 2024. Badger is a member of the Tasmanian Greens and is representing several portfolios for the party. Pre-politics Badger ...

, Australian politician *

Tabatha Coffey Tabatha Coffey (born 14 May 1969) is an Australian hairstylist, salon owner, and television personality based in the United States. Her participation as a contestant on the television show ''Shear Genius'' in 2007 led to her own fame in the U.S ...

(born 1967), Australian hairstylist, salon owner and television personality *

Tabatha Forbes Tabatha Forbes (born 1972) is a New Zealand artist known for her botanical paintings and textiles. Early life and family When Forbes was nine years old, during a family trip to South Africa, her grandfather Ernest Forbes gave Forbes her first ...

(born 1972), New Zealand botanical painter and textiles

Fictional characters

Comics

Tabitha Smith Tabitha Smith is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with The X-Men and related titles. Created by Jim Shooter and Al Milgrom, the character first appeared in '' Secret Wars II'' #5 ...

, a Marvel superhero character

Literature

Tabitha Twitchit Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit is a fictional anthropomorphic cat who features in the books of Beatrix Potter. She is a shopkeeper and the long-suffering mother of three unruly kittens, Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten. In the books, she is shown as standin ...

, an anthropomorphic cat who features in the books of Beatrix Potter * Tabitha "Tibby" Rollins, one of the protagonists in ''

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' is a series of five bestselling Young adult literature, young adult novels by Ann Brashares: ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (novel), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001),'' ''The Second S ...

Movies and television

* Tabitha Galavan, on the American TV series '' Gotham'' * Tabitha Holswatz, more commonly known as "Tabby", a character on ''

Monster Warriors ''Monster Warriors'' is a Canadian television series that aired on YTV (Canadian TV channel), YTV in Canada and also on Jetix#Jetix Europe, Jetix since April 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was created by Wilson Coneybeare and produced by Coneybea ...

'' *

Tabitha Lenox ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

, on the NBC daytime drama ''Passions'' * Tabitha Stephens, a child witch from the 1960s American sitcom ''

'' and its 1970s spinoff ''

Tabitha Tabitha () is an English feminine given name, originating with (or made popular through) Tabitha ( Dorcas), mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36. In the Bible Tabitha, or Dorcas, the Greek equivalent of the name, is a woman mentioned in t ...

'' * Tabitha Tate, a main character in late seasons in TV show '' Riverdale'' *

Tabitha Wilson This is a list of the characters that have appeared on '' 90210'', an American teen drama. The series introduces Annie Wilson ( Shenae Grimes) and her adopted brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), who move from Kansas to Beverly Hills with their father H ...

, on the American teen drama series ''90210'' * Tabitha, in the light novel and anime ''

The Familiar of Zero is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author's ...

'' * Tabitha, in ''

Scary Movie 3 ''Scary Movie 3'' is a 2003 American parody film directed by David Zucker and written by Craig Mazin and Pat Proft. Produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin under Dimension Films, it is the third installment in the ''Scary Movie'' franchis ...

'' * Tabitha, a fairy queen in ''Thumbelina'' (1994 film) * Tabitha, a girl who owns Roddy the rat in ''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features. The film was directed by Sam Fell and David Bowers, from a screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keen ...

'' * Tabitha, the name of an evil fairy god mother who allies with the main villain of season four from DC's ''

Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American Time travel in fiction, time travel superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, ...

'' * Tabitha, a character from ''

Craig of the Creek ''Craig of the Creek'' is an American animated television series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin for Cartoon Network. The show's pilot episode debuted directly on the TV on December 1, 2017. The series premiered online on February 19, 201 ...

'' * Tabitha Templeton, a character from '' The Boss Baby: Family Business and The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib.

Video games

* Tabitha, in the 2010 video game ''

Fallout New Vegas ''Fallout: New Vegas'' is a 2010 action role-playing game that was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is set in the Mojave D ...

'' * Tabitha, in the DS game '' Advance Wars: Days of Ruin'' * Team Magma Admin. Tabitha,

Team Magma A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to info ...

second in command from the Pokémon game franchise, a rare example of Tabitha being used as a masculine name

References

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