Pronunciation | /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪ.ə/ |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew |
Meaning | "servant of Yahweh" |
Region of origin | Eretz Israel |
Other names | |
Related names | Ovadia, Abdi, Abdiel, Abdeel, Abdullah |
Obadiah is a masculine given name. It is of Biblical Hebrew origin, and its popularity derives from Obadiah, a prophet in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.