Jedidiah

Boy's name

Jedidiah is a Hebrew name meaning "beloved of the Lord." It is derived from the Hebrew words "yadid" (beloved) and "yah" (Lord).

Meaning Beloved of God
Origin Hebrew
U.S. births in 2023 310
Peak year 2017

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Births per year in the United States

Source: Social Security Administration

Notable Namesakes

  • Jedidiah Morse - Clergyman, "Father of American Geography"
  • Jedidiah Duggar - Reality TV personality, "19 Kids and Counting"
  • Jedidiah Bila - TV host, political commentator
  • Jedidiah Goodacre - Actor, "Descendants" franchise
  • Jedidiah Smith - Explorer, fur trapper, mountain man
  • Jedidiah Brown - Activist, community organizer
  • Jedidiah Jenkins - Author, adventurer, "To Shake the Sleeping Self"
  • Jedidiah Berry - Author, "The Manual of Detection"
  • Jedidiah S. Purdy - Legal scholar, environmental writer
  • Jedidiah Hewlett - Musician, member of band "The Tenors"

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Sisters for Jedidiah

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Name Variants

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