Given name
Ichabod
“the glory has gone”
Ichabod is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “the glory has gone.”
Original Hebrewאי־כבוד
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “the glory has gone.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From Biblical Hebrew אִיכָבוֹד (ʾīḵāḇōḏ, “no honor”).
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ichabod appears in 1 Samuel 4:21.
From biblical name research
Ichabod’s family of names
In English usage, Ichabod has a conventional equivalent in the French form I-Kabod. In English usage, Ichabod has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form I-Kavod. In English usage, Ichabod has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Icabod.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ichabod has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ichabod
Characters named Ichabod: Ichabod Crane (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow).
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