Meaning & Story
A Hebrew name meaning 'gift of God' or 'God has bestowed', used in the Old Testament as the name of one of Jesus' disciples and the father of James and John.
Zebedee is a name straight from the New Testament — a fisherman of the Sea of Galilee, father of two apostles, and a man who watched his sons drop their nets to follow Jesus without a word of complaint. That's a name with genuine biblical gravitas. In British culture Zebedee also became beloved as the spring-loaded character from the classic children's TV show The Magic Roundabout, which adds a delightful layer of bouncy energy. For a dog with a springy step and a soulful heart, Zebedee is wonderful.