Meaning & Story
From Hebrew 'עֹבַדְיָה' (Ovadyah) meaning 'servant of God' — a minor prophet of the Old Testament with one of the shortest books in the Bible.
Obadiah is a magnificently weighty name — four syllables of pure biblical gravitas that somehow sounds incredibly endearing when attached to a dog. It's the kind of name that gets delivered with full ceremony at the vet and then immediately shortened to Obie in daily life. Owners who choose Obadiah tend to have a wonderful sense of the absurd, a love of history, and no patience for boring names.