Given name

Jaddua

“one who is well-known”

Jaddua is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is well-known.”

Original Hebrewידוע

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is well-known.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

How it developed

From the Hebrew verb yada' (ידע), “to know.”

From biblical name research

In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Jaddua appears in Nehemiah 10:21, Nehemiah 12:11, Nehemiah 12:22.

  • Nehemiah 10:21
  • Nehemiah 12:11
  • Nehemiah 12:22

From biblical name research

Jaddua’s family of names

Jaddua has a related form in Jadduah. Jaddua has a related form in Jadua. Jaddua has a related form in Jaduah.

Walk Jaddua’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

See also 9

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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