Adonijah Forename

366,789th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Adonijah Forename Definition:

Ad-o-ny'-jah, the Lord is my master. 1. The fourth son of David and Haggith, was born at Hebron. 1 Kings i. 5, 6, &c. 2. The name of a Levite. 2 Chron. xvii. 8. And of another. Neh. x. 16.

Adonijah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-1751:16,4761,511
Kenya-1141:406,20312,374
Nigeria
86%
 
1091:1,629,03134,770
United States
63%
 
511:7,108,56879,541
South Africa
95%
 
311:1,759,11854,898
Philippines
50%
 
151:7,067,298110,797
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
Zimbabwe
100%
41:3,855,95474,439
Brazil
100%
41:53,559,038368,334
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Anguilla-21:6,628945
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
England-11:55,602,921189,715
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544

Adonijah (79) may also be a surname.

Adonijah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ad-o-ny'-jah, the Lord is my master. 1. The fourth son of David and Haggith, was born at Hebron. 1 Kings i. 5, 6, &c. 2. The name of a Levite. 2 Chron. xvii. 8. And of another. Neh. x. 16.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: my lord is Jah (Jehovah).

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: My Lord is Jehovah.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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