Jedidiah

Jed·i·di·ah
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/ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/

proper noun

A name of King Solomon.

OriginHebrew יְדִידְיָה →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jedediah

  1. A name of King Solomon.

    And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 12:24-25
  2. A rare male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיְדִידְיָה“beloved of Yahweh”
  2. EnglishJedidiah

Borrowed from Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (“beloved of Yahweh”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Jedidiah

viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiahiyapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigenia
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Cite this entry
APA

Jedidiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jedidiah

MLA

“Jedidiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jedidiah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jedidiah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jedidiah.

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