The baby name Hodaviah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced hoh-də-VY-ə (IPA: /hoʊdəˈvaɪə/) — alternative pronunciation hoh-də-VEE-ə (/hoʊdəˈviːə/).
Hodaviah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Hodaviah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced hoh-də-VY-ə (IPA: /hoʊdəˈvaɪə/) — alternative pronunciation hoh-də-VEE-ə (/hoʊdəˈviːə/).
Hodaviah is Hebrew in Origin.
Hodaviah is a theophoric Hebrew name from hoda’ah/hodu (“praise, thanksgiving” or “majesty, splendor”) plus the divine element Yah, yielding meanings such as “praise of Yahweh,” “thanksgiving to the Lord,” or, via hod “splendor,” “the majesty of Yah.” Biblical Hebrew spellings underlie several English transliterations and orthographic variants: Hodaviah, Hodevah (Nehemiah), Hodavyah/Hodavya, Hodayah/Hodaya, and the related Hodiah. Diminutives sometimes include Hody or Hodi.
In the Hebrew Bible, Hodaviah names multiple figures: a chief of the tribe of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:24) and the ancestor-name for a Levite clan listed among the returnees from exile (Ezra 2:40; par. Nehemiah 7:43 as Hodevah). The name is rare in English-speaking contexts but survives in Jewish usage, with modern Israeli Hodaya/Hodayah common, often for girls, while Hodaviah remains a traditional, masculine-leaning form. Its reverent sense - gratitude and glory directed to God - gives it a devotional, timeless character.
Hodaviah does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.
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