Shedrack as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shedrack

What is the meaning of the name Shedrack ?

The baby name Shedrack is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEH-drack (IPA: /ˈʃɛd.ræk/; sometimes pronounced SHAD-rək /ˈʃæd.rək/).

Shedrack is Biblical, Hebrew in Origin.

Shedrack is a modern English variant of Shadrach, the Babylonian name given to the Judean Hananiah in the Book of Daniel. The name likely descends from Akkadian Shudur-Aku, meaning “command of Aku” or “Aku has commanded,” with Aku being the Mesopotamian moon god. It passed into Biblical Hebrew as Shadrak/Šadrak and then into English; the Shedrack spelling reflects dialectal pronunciation and colonial-era orthography.

In use since the Reformation and especially among Puritans, Shadrach appears in 16th–17th‑century English parish records and early American documents. The Shedrack form is notably common in East and West Africa and the Caribbean, influenced by missionary schooling and local Bible traditions. Variants include Shadrach (standard), Shadrack, Shadrac, and Shedrak; related companion names are Meshach and Abednego. Nicknames include Shad and Rack/Racky. Beyond its linguistic sense, the name evokes steadfast faith under trial from the fiery‑furnace narrative.