Message: "Sounds like a variation of Obadiah" - Behind the Name

Sounds like a variation of Obadiah

by Andrea (guest)

10/4/2001, 9:42 PM

in reply to a message by Sheri Bush

OBADIAH (m) "servant of YAHWEH" (Hebrew). This was the name of one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament.

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I have a stumper for you. · Sheri Bush · 10/4/2001, 9:34 PM

•Sounds like a variation of Obadiah · Andrea · 10/4/2001, 9:42 PM

•Given the time period, his parents may have given him a phonetic spelliing of Obadiah without knowing the correct spelling. In many parts of the country, the name may have been pronounced "O-ba-DYE-er". In the mid-19th century, it's quite poss · Daividh · 10/4/2001, 10:09 PM

•Why your kids? Are you not happy with their school?nt · Andrea · 10/4/2001, 10:21 PM

•They're both in college but haven't a clue -- same as many of their peers. My son slept thru two years of French class (without ever getting sent to the office) and they passed him anyway. They're both articulate and good writers, so not illiterate, but · Daividh · 10/4/2001, 10:31 PM

•Be grateful for what you've got... · Nanaea · 10/7/2001, 6:29 AM

•Well, we do the best we can. I'm a single mom. My daughter's 8 and brilliant, so I try to supplement her education at home as best I can. I'm pretty happy with the school though, for a religious school. I did a lot of research before choosing it. The good · Andrea · 10/4/2001, 10:35 PM

•Re: Sounds like a variation of Obadiah · Sheri Bush · 10/5/2001, 11:48 AM

•Isnt Obadiah in fact Obadier as pronounced by William F. Buckley? n/t · Pavlos · 10/5/2001, 2:32 AM