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I don't mind it. The meaning is great.

My first reaction

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is that the name has turned into a sort of joke. If I don't associate it first with Children of the Corn-type religious communities, I think of the show The Simpsons and the founder of their city: Jebediah Obadiah Zachariah Jedediah Springfield. Not that everyone's into The Simpsons, but the humorous aspect of stringing together a bunch of long 'iah' names isn't exclusive to one show. I'm having a hard time coming up with a decent explanation for how I think of it, but that'll have to do. It's a bit of a joke for me.

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Jeremiah, Zachariah, and probably others escape that sort of fate in my mind because they are, I'm under the impression, much more common. They sound "normal" and more familiar; other -iahs strike me as being kind of goofy.

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*shrug*

This message was edited 1/23/2007, 11:23 AM

I LOOOVE Obadiah!

It sounds like a name for one of those crazy moonshiners that lives in the mountains on the Waltons. It has a very hillbilly type feel to it for me, for some reason. Sort of like how Jed on the Beverly Hillbillies was really named Jedidiah.

Oh-Bla-Di! Oh-Bla-Da! Life goes on--*incoherent noise*! La, la, how their life goes on!

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That's immediately what I think of, which isn't a bad association, IMO. I really like it, actually. :D I think Obadiah's fun, if not one I'd really go for myself. And among the Elijahs, Jeremiahs, and Isaiahs, I can't imagine Obadiah sticking out to the point of teasing.

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Array

I like it. I can see it being too "out there" but to be honest its not that different from Isaiah which is rising in popularity. I like the nicknames Obi and Oboe.

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Eleanor x

Not a fan, but it's not a terrible name. Obi as a nickname is cute.

Obadiah is a bit "too much" for me, even though I do love old-fashioned names. I think it's the "-iah" ending that gets me. Have you ever considered Obed? (pr OH-bed) It sounds similar, is also Old Testament biblical, and lacks the fussy ending. Unfortunately, I'm not sure many people recognize Obed as a name.

I prefer Ovadia, honestly.

Obadiah doesn't appeal to me at all.

This message was edited 1/23/2007, 5:20 AM

I like it mostly because it has the possibility to use one of my fav nns: Obi. I like Obadiah on it's own, but it seems a bit heavy for a child to have. I like it a lot better than other Biblical boys names ending in -ah.

I like the way it sounds, seems cute, think Obbie would be a cute nn, but I just can't see using it myself...

While it's not a terrible name, I think it's gone a bit out of date. Definitely (and I'm sure I speak for a lot of others as well) nms!!!