Josiah

Josiah \jo-siah, jos-i-ah\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Josiah is pronounced as JHowSAYah in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Josiah: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Josiah?

Josiah is used predominantly in English and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Josiah's meaning is Yahweh supports, Yahweh heals. Biblical name derived from the element 'yahweh' name of God. Joschija (Hebrew) and Yoshiyah (Hebrew) are older forms of the name. The name was borne in the Bible by a king of Judah who was the successor of King Amon. The name was adopted by English speakers in the 17th century; it was also frequent with nonconformists. The name was borne by the famous English potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), who industrialized the manufacture of pottery, and another English potter Josiah Spode (1733-1797), who perfected the formula for porcelain. The name was also famous from Josiah Quincy (1744-1975), an American lawyer and patriot who argued the American cause against British oppression. Josiah has 16 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants comprise what does the name Jasiah mean, Josea name variations, meaning of Josiahs, Josian meaning and origin, name Josias origin (used in German as well), Josie name variations, Josy meaning, short names for Josya, what does the name Josyah mean, Jozia name variations, Joziah definition, Jozias name, and meaning of Yoshiyahu. Another English form is the spelling variant Joesiah name popularity. A variant of Josiah used in other languages is short names for Yoshiya (Hebrew). The spelling variant Josia pronounciation (African, Dutch, and German) is another foreign form. See also the related form, baby name Jahwe (German). Josiah is popular as a baby name for boys, and it regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the recent height of its usage in 2010, 0.253% of baby boys were named Josiah. It ranked at #77 then. Within all boy names in its group, Josiah was the most popular in 2010. 16 times more boys were named Josiah than the next most popular name, Jasiah pronounciation, in that year.

List of baby names that sound like Josiah:

Jahea pronounciation, Jahee definition, Jakhea meaning of name, Jakow meaning of name (Russian), Jashua meaning and origin, Jasiah meaning, Jasio name variations (Polish), baby name Jaycy, Jesaja meaning (German), name Jeshaiah (English), Jeshua meaning and origin (Hebrew), Jesiah meaning and origin, Jesuso meaning (Spanish), Joahas pronounciation (German), nicknames for Joahaz (English), short names for Joesiah (English), meaning of Johsua, name Johusa origin, Joschua name popularity (German), and short names for Josea.

The baby name Josiah fun facts:

The name Josiah in reverse order is "Haisoj".

The numerological value of the name Josiah is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Josiah?

Josiah is in the top names in USA.