Jedediah

Variation of Jedidiah, Hebrew
"beloved of the Lord"

Jedediah Origin and Meaning

The name Jedediah is a boy's name meaning "beloved of the Lord".

Blink and you’ll miss that the first I in Jedidiah was swapped for an E.

# 928 in the US

Jedediah Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Jedediah

  • Jedediah Strong Smith
    American Western explorer
  • Jedediah Morgan Grant
    American Mormon leader
  • Jedediah Foster
    American judge and patriot
  • Jedediah Strutt
    American hosier who invented the ribbed stocking
  • Jedediah Bila
    FEMALE author, columnist, TV/radio host, and Fox News contributor

Jedediah in Pop Culture

  • Jedediah "Jed" Lawrence
    Topanga's father on TV's "Boy Meets World"
  • Jedediah Cleishbotham
    imaginary editor in Walter Scott's "Tales of My Landlord"
  • Jedediah Dingle
    character on British soap "Emmerdale"
  • Jedediah
    miniature cowboy in film "Night at the Museum"