Meaning & Origin
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Obadiah is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin meaning 'servant of God' or 'worshiper of Yahweh,' from the Hebrew Ovadyah. Obadiah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible, and his book — the shortest in the Old Testament — contains a powerful vision of divine justice.
Obadiah is for parents unafraid of a bold, biblical statement. It has the gravitas of Jeremiah and Ezekiel with a nickname ready to go: Obi, an endearing short form that has gained cultural cachet through Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ancient, weighty, and secretly adorable.