I LOVE it! I love old fashioned names and this is such a great one. And a cute nickname too!
I just think of it as a very very old name. I have a few of them in my family tree. I don’t think it’s that unusual since Jedediah is still somewhat in use, but people might have trouble spelling it when hearing it.
@Leah yeah I did think about the spelling especially given there are 2 variations, but hopefully people can sound it out phonetically
My mother in law is so obsessed with the name that any pregnant woman she comes across she tells to name them that... shes been persistent that whatever i name my son she will call it Obi. Lol
@Val bless her! Perhaps it will catch on 🤣
I have never heard this name before but I really like it. I don’t think it’s too unusual. And it seems easy enough to pronounce
@Charlotte thanks. We do refer to him as both, but Obi suits him a little more right now that he's just a baby. I can't say I've met another Obi yet but given the star wars reference I'm sure there will be some somewhere 🤣 It used to be a popular name in victorian times.