Jedidja (name)

Jedidja , also Jedediah , Jedidiah is a male and female given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

The name comes from Jididjahu , a Hebrew name that translates as " Beloved by YHWH ". In the Bible the name is found in 2 Sam 12.25  EU .

Well-known namesake, variant Jedidja

• Jedidja , middle name of Solomon , King of Israel
• Jedidja Ja'ari (* 1947), Israeli rear admiral

Well-known namesake, variant Jedediah

• Jedediah Bila (* 1979), American journalist and television presenter
• Jedediah Slason Carvell (1832-1894), Canadian politician
• Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828–1899), American cartographer
• Jedediah Smith (1798–1831), American explorer
• Jedediah K. Smith (1770-1828), American politician

Well-known namesake, variant Jedidiah

• Jedidiah Amoako-Ackah (* 1991), Ghanaian-British track cyclist
• Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), American Calvinist clergyman and geographer
• Jed Zayner (* 1984), American football player