How to pronounce Tabitha?

tab-ih-tha

First name

Aramaic

Female

Tabatha, Tabita

Gazelle

Tabitha in the New Testament was a woman restored to life by Saint Peter. Her name is translated into Greek as Dorcas (see Acts 9:36). As an English name, Tabitha became common after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized in the 1960s by the television show 'Bewitched', in which Tabitha (sometimes spelled Tabatha) is the daughter of the main character. Also known in the Greek as Dorcas.

ta-"By"-tha

First Name

Early American

As a genealogist, I have found records from 1800's with female name spelled similar or phonetically like Tabitha. Upon further research, I realized the name was pronounced as Ta-by-tha, but spelled Tabitha.

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Tabitha is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ t ae b ih th ah ]

t	ae	b	ih	th	ah
to	at	bat	it	the	car

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First name

Aramaic

Female

Tabatha, Tabita

Gazelle

Tabitha in the New Testament was a woman restored to life by Saint Peter. Her name is translated into Greek as Dorcas (see Acts 9:36). As an English name, Tabitha became common after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized in the 1960s by the television show 'Bewitched', in which Tabitha (sometimes spelled Tabatha) is the daughter of the main character. Also known in the Greek as Dorcas.

Tabitha is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ t ae b ih th ah ]

t	ae	b	ih	th	ah
to	at	bat	it	the	car

Tabitha is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ tah Bee thah ]

saint's name

Hebrew?

Female

Tabitha is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ tab Eye the ]

Firt Name

Tabitha is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ ta BY tha ]

First Name

Early American

As a genealogist, I have found records from 1800's with female name spelled similar or phonetically like Tabitha. Upon further research, I realized the name was pronounced as Ta-by-tha, but spelled Tabitha.

Tabitha is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ t uh B EE T aw ]

t	uh	B	EE	T	aw
to	up	bat	see	to	law

If talitha (little girl) is pronounced

t ah l ee th ah

t ah l ee th ah
to car let see thin car

why wouldn't tabitha be pronounced

t ah l ee th ah

t ah b ee th ah
to car bee see thin car

saint's name

Hebrew?

Female

Tab eye the

Firt Name

Ta-BEET-taw