Jebediah

English Etymology Apparently an alteration of en Jedediah or en Jedidiah, perhaps influenced by en Obadiah. All early attestations are mistaken references to persons actually named en Jedediah or en Jedidiah. Pronunciation en aɪə 4 Proper noun s en male. en The Charter and By-laws of the Locust Gap Improvement Company, with Reports on Their Coal Land Locust Gap Improvement Company 1854 See the interesting report of Jebediah Irish, Esq., on this subject, who has acquired more correct knowledge, by long experience and observation, having devoted more years of his life to the subject than perhaps any one of his cotemporaries. 26 https://books.google.com/books?id=pxkxAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Jebediah%22&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=%22Jebediah%22&f=false Usage notes The name en Jebediah appears in a number of fictional works. All real-life usage are most likely influenced by these fictional uses.