Jedidiah
Old Testament name
Jedidiah is a Hebrew name meaning "beloved of God," found in the Bible as the name given to Solomon by the prophet Nathan.
Once common among Puritans and early American settlers, it now carries an old-fashioned or rural connotation.
The name is often shortened to Jed.
Jedidiah was the only one in his class with such an old-timey name.
Peaceable Hebrew name
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- NathanMasculine Hebrew name
- BathshebaBiblical queen, Solomon's mother
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
anointed · covenant · Yahweh · scripture · temple · Jerusalem · Israelite · chronicles
Hebrew male name
- JeremiahOld Testament major prophet
- EzekielHebrew prophet in captivity
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
- ObadiahHebrew prophetic figure
Zechariah · Nehemiah · Zachariah · Elijah · Nathaniel · Hezekiah · Malachi · Micah
Belonging to earlier times
- old-timeyCharmingly outdated in style
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- classicOf lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
nostalgic · antique · heritage · ancestral · patriarchal · time-honored · traditional · Puritan
Solomon
Peaceable Hebrew name
prophet · anointed · covenant · Yahweh · scripture · temple · Jerusalem · Israelite · chronicles · wisdom
Josiah
Hebrew male name
- JeremiahOld Testament major prophet
- EzekielHebrew prophet in captivity
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
Obadiah · Zechariah · Nehemiah · Zachariah · Elijah · Nathaniel · Hezekiah · Malachi · Micah · Amos
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- old-timeyCharmingly outdated in style
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- classicOf lasting excellence
retro · nostalgic · antique · heritage · ancestral · patriarchal · time-honored · traditional · Puritan · colonial