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What does Jedidiah mean?
Jedidiah 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced jed-ah-DYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jedidiah is "beloved of the Lord". Biblical: a "blessing" name given in infancy to King Solomon, David's second son by Bathsheba.
Variations
VARIANTS Jed▼, Jedadiah, Jedd, Jedediah
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jedidiah Donald (J.D.), ..
How popular is Jedidiah?
Jedidiah is an unusual given name for males. Jedidiah is also an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jedidiah entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its highest position of #689 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is at #704 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Jedidiah (#704 A YEAR AGO) are Jed and Jedediah. Adoption of these relations of Jedidiah was widespread less than a decade ago (MEDIAN #1520) and is almost as conventional today. Jedidiah is more widely used than the rest, while Jed used to be popular.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Abidjah, Gedaliah, Gefaniah, Gevariah, Hezekiah▲, Jadrian, Jaidin, Jedaiah, Jediah, Jedrick, Jeladi, Jenshian (see Gentian), Jentian, Jerah, Jeremia, Jeremiah▲, Jeremias▲, Jeriah, Jerrah, Jesiah▲, Jesimiel, Josiah▲, Joziah▲, Judah▲, Meridith, Nehemiah▲, Obadiah, Obediah, Ovadiah (see Obadiah), Yehudah, Zebediah, Zedechiah, Zedekiah, Zekariah and Zekeriah. These names tend to be more frequently used than Jedidiah.
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