Jed

Diminutive of Jedidiah, Hebrew
"beloved of the Lord"

Jed Origin and Meaning

The name Jed is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "beloved of the Lord".

Cowboyish short form that's both macho and cool. Got prime time exposure on The West Wing.

# 909 in the US

Jed Rank in US Top 1000

# 1611 on Nameberry

Jed Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jed Popularity

Famous People Named Jed

  • Jed Allan
    American actor
  • Jed Saul Rakoff
    U.S. federal judge
  • Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz)
    Austrian,American producer
  • Edwin Fish "Jed" Gould III aka Jed the Fish
    American radio deejay
  • Jed Madula
    stage name of John Edward Tajanlangit, Filipino singer
  • Jed Prouty
    American actor
  • Jedson Louis "Jed" Simon
    American heavy metal musician
  • Jed Tucker Whedon
    American screenwriter; brother of Joss Whedon
  • Jed Hardy Koster (b. 2011)
    son of AFL player Kym Koster

Jed in Pop Culture

  • Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet
    US President on TV's "The West Wing"
  • Jed Clampett
    character on TV's The Beverly Hillbillies
  • Jedediah "Jed" Leland
    reporter in the film Citizen Kane
  • Jed Stone
    character on British soap opera Coronation Street
  • Jed Walker
    character in DC Comics
  • Jed Maxwell
    character on British TV series "I'm Alan Partridge"
  • Jed Wright
    boss in video game "Dead Rising 2: Case Zero"
  • Jed Garrity
    character on TV's "The 4400"
  • Jed
    a character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth," by Carrie Ryan