- Origin: Hebrew צָדוֹק
- Meaning: “righteous; just.”
- Gender: masculine
- Eng (ZAD-uk)
The name is from the Hebrew meaning “just; righteous.” It is borne by 5 characters in the Old Testament, most notably Zadok the High Priest during the reign of King David & King Solomon.
The name has always been used among Jews but came into use among Protestant Christians mainly in the 18th-century.
Zadok the Priest is a hymn written by Handel which was first played at King George II’s coronation and has been played at every coronation in the British monarchy since.
Other forms include:
- Zädock (Bavarian German)
- Sadok Садок (Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian)
- Sádoch, Sádok (Czech)
- Zadok (Dutch, Finnish, German, English, Scandinavian)
- Sadoq (French)
- Sádók (Hungarian)
- Sadoc (Italian, Latin, Spanish)
- Haroko (Maori)
- Tzadok (Modern Hebrew)
- Zadoque (Portuguese)
- Ţadoc (Romanian)
- Cadok Цадок (Ukrainian)
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