Idaliah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Idaliah

What is the meaning of the name Idaliah ?

The baby name Idaliah is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪˈdeɪliə/ (ih-DAY-lee-uh).

Idaliah is Greek in Origin.

Idaliah blends classical and biblical resonances. In Greek, it parallels Idalia, an epithet of Aphrodite meaning “of Idalion,” from the ancient Cypriot city Idalion; the -h ending is a modern Anglicized flourish echoing -iah names. Through literature and 19th‑century romanticism, Idalia/Idalie appeared in European languages (French Idalie, Polish Idalia, Spanish Idalía), later entering rare English use; Idaliah itself remains uncommon, surfacing mainly in contemporary name registers.

If read as a Hebrew-style form, the -iah ending invites comparison with biblical theophoric names; a near cognate is Igdaliah (Jeremiah 35:4), from Hebrew Yigdal-yahu, “Yah(weh) magnifies” or “Yah is great.” Parents may therefore read Idaliah either as a classical place-derived name linked to Aphrodite or as a spiritually inflected variant aligned with Hebrew -iah traditions. Variants and related forms include Idalia, Idalie, Idalía, Idalija, Ydalia, and (biblical) Igdaliah.