Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “beloved of the Lord”
Best Nicknames:
Jed, Jeddy, Jedi
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Jedadiah, Jediah, Jedaiah, Jedidiah
Phrases you might say or hear someday:
“Sure, we’re speaking, Jedediah: you’re fired.”
Citizen Kane (1941)
“They’re not like any Injuns I ever seen, Jedediah.”
Shanghai Noon (2000)
“Finally, words fail the great Jedediah Tucker Ward.”
Class Action (1991)
Famous people named Jedediah or its variations
1. Jedediah S. Purdy (b. 1974), American law professor, author
2. Jedediah Slason Carvell (1832-94), Canadian politician
3. Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-99), American educator,
Civil War cartographer and topographer
Jedediah Middle Names
Jedediah Burl
Jedediah Dewey
Jedediah Mason
Jedediah Tanner
Jedediah Wade