Boy · Hebrew
Ichabod
Say it: IK-uh-bod
Meaning
Hebrew, explained in 1 Samuel 4:21 as 'no glory' or 'where is the glory?'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A colonial New England name later fixed in memory by Irving's story.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Hebrew | Ikhavod |
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Famous bearers
- Ichabod Crane, schoolmaster in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Colonial records of the Americas
- Well-known works of literature
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