Given name
Igdaliah
“great is Yah”·“Yah makes great”
Igdaliah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיגדליהו
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Igdaliah means “great is Yah” or “Yah makes great.”
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Where it comes from
Igdaliah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb gadel (גדל), “to become strong or great.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Igdaliah appears in Jeremiah 35:4.
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Igdaliah’s family of names
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Igdaliah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Amasiah
“Yah bears” · “carried by Yah”
>99% boys
Aphiah
“exhaling” · “blowing”
>99% boys
Tebaliah
“yahu has immersed”
>99% boys
İbrahim
“father”
>99% boys
Igal
“he will redeem” · “he will defile”
99% boys · 1% girls
Ishma
“desolate” · “desolation”
89% boys · 11% girls
Abishalom
“father of peace” · “my father is peace”
>99% boys
Joshaviah
“Yah supports”
80% boys · 20% girls