Zephaniah

zef-an-EYE-ah

Hebrew

"God has hidden"

Zephaniah Origin and Meaning

The name Zephaniah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has hidden".

A minor prophet who has his own Book, Zephaniah is another Old Testament gem waiting to be rediscovered now that Noah and Abraham are becoming too trendy.

The vowel-sound ending of Zephaniah is currently bang on trend, along with other Biblical boys' names with softer sounds – think Elijah, Asher and Isaiah. Zephaniah would make a perfect lesser-used alternative to Zachariah.

A famous namesake is the British writer and dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah.

Zephaniah Popularity

• 1506 Nameberry 2020
• 450 Unique 2023
• 354 Unisex 2023
• 920 England 2020

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Famous People Named Zephaniah

• Zephaniah father of Azariah, son of Tahath, of the tribe of Levi (1 Chr. 6:36)
• Zephaniah Biblical prophet
• Zephaniah second priest in Jerusalem when it was captured by the Babylonians
• Zephaniah Kingsley Sr. British merchant and founder of the University of New Brunswick, great,grandfather of painter James McNeill Whistler
• Zephaniah Kingsley Jr., American plantation owner
• Zephaniah Swift U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
• Zephaniah Williams Welsh Chartist and leader of the Newport Rising
• Zephaniah Swift Moore American clergyman and educator
• Zephaniah Ncube Zimbabwean Olympic runner
• Dewi Zephaniah Phillips Welsh philosopher
• Zephaniah Marley (b. 2017) son of Zion Marley; grandson of singer Lauryn Hill and CFL player Rohan Marley; great,grandson of singer Bob Marley
• Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah English poet