Comments for the name Azariah

This is a wonderful name. It's much better than Abed-nego!

I heard this was a female name. My friend had her confirmation when she was thirteen and used Azariah as her 'new' middle name in the ceremony. *is confused*

In many other languages, names are largely gender neutral. While the -yah element is far more commonly used in Hebrew men's names, it's not exclusively masculine. Although I've noticed that it tends to be found as a prefix on "feminine" names rather than as a suffix (Jo- instead of -iah). That said, Azariah can still easily be a girl's name.