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What does Obadiah mean?
Obadiah as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Obadiah is "servant of God". Biblical: a lesser prophet from the Old Testament.
ENDS WITH -ah
Variations
VARIANTS Obadias, Obadya, Obed, Obediah, Obie▼, Ovadiah, Ovadiach, Oved
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Obadiah Irvin (O.I.), ..
How popular is Obadiah?
Obadiah is a rare first name for men. Obadiah is also a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Obadiah entered the list in 2013 and reached its top rank of #1553 in the U.S. in 2016, and is currently at #1668. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Obadiah (#1668 A YEAR AGO) are Obed and Obie. Adoption of these forms of Obadiah reached its highest during the years 1900-1909 (ADOPTION OF 0.01%) and is now significantly reduced (ADOPTION 0.01%, ▼58%), with the version Obie falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Obadiah is alike in pronunciation to Ubadah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abiah, Abidjah, Azariah▲, Isaiah▲, Izaiah▲, Jedadiah, Jediah, Obama, Zariah and Zebediah. These names tend to be more frequently used than Obadiah.
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