Obadiah

Where Obadiah comes from

From Hebrew עובדיה (Ovadya, “servant of Yahweh”); comparable to Arabic عبد اللّٰه (ʕabd-allah, “servant of God”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Obadiah
  • Hebrew
  • 4 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,264 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2024
    Peak, #1,413
    131 babies named Obadiah — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.
Namesakes

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