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Adonijah

ah-DON-eye-jah

Popularity

#5881

stable

Letters

8

Syllables

5

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

496

Peak Year

#33 in 2014

First Recorded

1982

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Strong & Bold

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Adonijah is a Hebrew name meaning 'my lord is Jehovah' or 'the Lord is my God'. It has biblical origins.

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Numerology

8

The Achiever

Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.

Famous Namesakes

  • Adonijah Welch

    First president of Iowa State University

Personality Traits

SpiritualWiseCharismaticLeadership

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