Jeda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jeda

What is the meaning of the name Jeda ?

The baby name Jeda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEH-dah (JEH-də) — /ˈdʒɛdə/.

Jeda is Hebrew in Origin.

Jeda is a compact, cross-cultural name with several plausible sources. In Hebrew, it aligns with the biblical Jada (1 Chronicles 2:28), from the root yada, “to know,” yielding senses like “knowing” or “he knows.” It is also used as a clipped form of Jedaiah (Yahweh knows) and, less strictly, of Jedediah (beloved of Yahweh), both long-standing theophoric names in Jewish and Christian tradition. Beyond Semitic origins, Indonesian and Malay speakers recognize jeda as the everyday word for “pause” or “interval,” which has inspired modern minimalist given-name use.

Usage is therefore unisex and varied: masculine when tied to Hebrew short forms, and commonly feminine in English-speaking countries where it parallels Jada/Jade. Documented variants and relatives include Jada, Jadah, Jedaiah, Jediah, and the nickname Jed. Meanings cluster around “knowing,” “known by God,” or - by Indonesian association - “a pause, a breather.”