Ickabod as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ickabod

What is the meaning of the name Ickabod ?

The baby name Ickabod is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IK-ə-bod (IPA: /ˈɪkəˌbɒd/).

Ickabod is Hebrew in Origin.

Ickabod is a rare English spelling of Ichabod, a biblical name from Hebrew Ikhavod (אִיכָבוֹד). Built from the element kavod, “glory, honor,” with a negating or interrogative prefix, it is interpreted as “no glory,” “inglorious,” or more contextually “the glory has departed” (1 Samuel 4:21), referring to the Philistines’ capture of the Ark. Because its scriptural origin carries lament, the name has long borne a solemn, even ominous tone.

Usage appeared among English Puritans and in colonial America, reflecting a taste for stark Old Testament names, but it remained uncommon. In the Anglophone world the name is strongly linked to Washington Irving’s Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which gives it a quaint, gothic association today. Variants include Ichabod (standard), Icabod, and Ickabod; Hebrew forms render Ikhavod. Possible nicknames are Ike and, less favorably, Icky.

⚙ We have no record of Ickabod in any national birth registry or name dataset. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.