Meaning and history
Bathsheba is a Hebrew name meaning “daughter of the oath,” derived from בַּת (baṯ), “daughter,” and שָׁבַע (shavaʿ), “oath.” In the Old Testament, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, with whom King David had her husband killed in battle after she became pregnant by him; David then married her, and she became the mother of Solomon.
In 2023, 6 babies were recorded with the name Bathsheba, ranking #13,462 among girls.