| [ syll. ze-be-dee, zeb-ed-ee ] The boy name Zebedee is pronounced as ZIYBahDiy- KEY. Zebedee is mainly used in English and it is of Hebrew origin. Biblical name: Zebedee has the meaning my gift. The name was borne in the Bible by the father of the apostles James and John. It was adopted in the 17th century by the English Puritans. A variant of Zebedee is the English short form Zeb. Zebedee is an uncommon baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx pronunciation for Zebedee: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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