Zebediah

Hebrew

"gift of Jehovah"

Zebediah Origin and Meaning

The name Zebediah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Jehovah".

Biblical names are expanding (literally) as some parents move from Isaiah and Elijah to more elaborate choices with simple short forms, like Jedidiah and Zebediah.

Zebediah, or Zebadiah, is the New Testament father of apostles John and James, and there are a number of Zebadiahs in the Old Testament as well.

Zebediah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 4700 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Zebediah

• 1618 Nameberry 2022

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The name Zebediah in Pop Culture

• Zebediah Kilgrave aka the Purple Man character in Daredevil Comics and TV's Jessica Jones
• Zebediah Stane character in Iron Man comics