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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (“beloved of Yahweh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/
- Rhymes: -aɪə
- Hyphenation: Jed‧i‧di‧ah
Proper noun
Jedidiah
- A name of King Solomon.
1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, 2 Samuel 12:24-25:And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
- A rare male given name from Hebrew.