Jedidiah - Meaning of Jedidiah

What does Jedidiah mean?

[ 4 syll. je-di-diah, jed-idi-ah ] The baby girl name Jedidiah is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced JHehDihDAYah (English) †. Jedidiah is of Hebrew origin. The meaning of Jedidiah is 'beloved of Yahweh'. Its meaning is derived from the word yahweh 'name of God'. See Jedidiah for more information. Jedidiah is the feminine equivalent of the English Jebediah. Forms of Jedidiah include the names Jedadiah, Jeddediah, Jedediah, Jedidia, Jedidiyah, and Yedidya. Another variant of the name is the familiar form Jeddy.

Jedidiah is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Jedidiah has in the last century been primarily given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Jedidiah include Jacqueta, Jedadiah, Jeddediah, Jedediah, Jedidia, Jedidiyah, Jesusita, Jethethea, Jethethia, Jethethiya, Juniet, Junieta, Jacketa, Jacketta, Jacquetta, Jacquita, Jaddua, Jadduah, Jadea, and Jadeann.

† Pronunciation for Jedidiah: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"