It is an unusual name. However, the name Jedidiah is a biblical name and is found in 2 Samuel 12:25. King Solomon, second son of David and Bathsheba, was given the name Jedidiah by God. After Solomon was born, God sent a message through the prophet Nathan that his name was to be Jedidiah (Hebrew for “Beloved of the Lord”). Scripture says that God named him Jedidiah “because the Lord loved him” (2 Samuel 12:25). The names Jedidiah and David are related in that the name David means “beloved.”