Zephaniah
zef-uh-NY-uh
A biblical name meaning “protected of the Lord.”
Meaning
Zephaniah comes from Hebrew and is traditionally explained as “protected of the Lord.” In the 19th-century English naming sources, it appears as a Scripture name used in Christian naming traditions. The form is best known from the biblical prophet Zephaniah.
Origin
HebrewEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
19th-century writers treated Zephaniah as one of the more distinctive Scripture names favored in Puritan and Nonconformist naming traditions.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.