Jeb

Jeb is an English name that originated as a nickname or shortened form of Jebediah, itself a variant of the Hebrew name Jedidiah, meaning beloved of God or friend of God. The name appears in the Hebrew Bible and carries the same warm devotional sense as its parent form. It has been used primarily in the American South, where informal contracted forms of biblical names have long been a regional naming tradition. Related forms include Jed, Jedidiah, and Jebediah.