Oddiah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Oddiah

What is the meaning of the name Oddiah ?

The baby name Oddiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced OD-ee-uh (IPA: /ˈɒd.i.ə/ or /ˈɑːd.i.ə/).

Oddiah is Hebrew in Origin.

Oddiah is a rare English-language given name most often read as a variant of the Hebrew theophoric names Obadiah (Ovadyah) and, less commonly, Hodiah/Hodayah. These end with -iah, denoting the divine name Yah. Obadiah derives from the root ʿavad, “to serve,” yielding “servant/worshipper of Yahweh”; Hodiah comes from y-d-h, “to thank/praise” (or hod, “splendor”), giving “thanksgiving/praise of Yahweh” or “glory of Yahweh.”

As a spelling, Oddiah appears in modern English records as an ultra-rare choice influenced by the long-standing appeal of biblical names; it functions mainly as a distinctive twist on Obadiah/Hodiah. Related forms include Obadiah, Ovadia/Ovadya (Hebrew, also a surname), Abdias (Latin/Spanish/Portuguese), Abdia (Italian), and Hodiah/Hodayah; comparable modern Israeli Odaya/Odeya tends to be feminine. Nicknames: Oddy, Odi, Diah. With the doubled d, most speakers say oh-DYE-uh, parallel to Obadiah.

⚙ Oddiah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Oddiah appears only 2 times in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.