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 [ syll. je-di-diah, jed-idi-ah ] The boy name Jedidiah is pronounced JHEHDahDiyah- KEY. Jedidiah is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. Jedidiah is of the meaning 'beloved of Yahweh'. Biblical name derived from the element yahweh 'name of God'. Jedidyah (Hebrew) is an original form of the name. The name was borne as an alternate name by King Solomon in the Bible. It was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. Variant forms of Jedidiah include Jedadiah (English), Jediah (English), and Yedidiah (Hebrew). Jedd (English pet form), Jed (English short form), and Jedediah (English spelling variant) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, Jahwe (German). Jedidiah is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1979 with 0.011% of baby boys being named Jedidiah. Its ranking then was #626. The baby name has since experienced a marked drop in popularity, and is currently of only infrequent use. Among all boy names in its group, Jedidiah was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jedidiah include Jedadiah (English), Jedediah (English), Josecito (Spanish), Jediah (English), Joseito (Spanish), Ged (English), Giotto (Italian), Jada (Bari), Jadee (English), Jady (English), Jawdat (Arabic), Jawwad (Arabic), Jaydie (English), Jaydy (English), Jedrzej (Polish), Jodey (English), Jodi (English), Jodie (English), Jody (English), and Juda (English and German). KEY: approx pronunciation for Jedidiah: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
