Addaiah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Addaiah

What is the meaning of the name Addaiah ?

The baby name Addaiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ad-DAY-ə (IPA: /ædˈdeɪə/).

Addaiah is Hebrew in Origin.

Addaiah is a rare biblical Hebrew name, more commonly spelled Adaiah (Hebrew ʿAdayah, עֲדָיָה). A theophoric form with the -iah/-yahu element for “Yahweh,” it derives from the root ʿ-d-h/ʿ-d-y “to adorn,” yielding the sense “Yahweh has adorned” or “ornament of Yah.” The doubled d is an alternate transliteration, not a different name.

In Scripture it marks several minor figures: Adaiah of Bozkath, grandfather of King Josiah through his mother Jedidah (2 Kgs 22:1); a resident priest in Jerusalem’s post‑exilic rolls (1 Chr 9:12; Neh 11:5); and others in Chronicles. The name remains uncommon but is used in Jewish and Christian circles, usually for boys; in modern Israel Adaya/Adiya can be unisex. Variants include Adaiah, Adaya/Adayah, Adiah/Adiya, Adaia, Spanish Adaías, and German Adaja.

⚙ Addaiah is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.