Jeb: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Jeb – Origin: uncertain (used as a nickname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JEB

Jeb is an uncertain (used as a nickname) boy's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Jeb

Origin: uncertain (used as a nickname).

A common claim: beloved of God Actually: Jeb is widely assumed to be short for Jedediah, but well-known bearers like Jeb Bush (John Ellis Bush) and Jeb Stuart (James Ewell Brown Stuart) actually got "Jeb" from their initials, not from Jedediah.

Source: Wiktionary.