Josias name meaning

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Updated: March 20th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: English, German, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: j(o)-sias
Meaning: Form of Josiah Jehovah has Healed and Yahweh Supports
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What does Josias mean?

Josias means May Jehovah Heal or Yahweh Supports is used mostly as a boy name and is notably used in German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English and Finnish is rooted from Hebrew. Josias is a variant form of evergreen and biblical Josiah.

Josiah is English cognate of Josias. Josiah means Fire of the Lord and The Lord Supports is originated from Hebrew. Josias is Greek and Nordic cognate of The Hebrew Name יֹאשִׁיָהוּ Meaning Yahweh Supports.

How do I pronounce Josias?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Josias is j(o)-sias.

Variants of Josias

Josiah, Jasiah, Jassiah

Middle Names for Josias

Urban, Olon, Rodger, Fram, Bran, Linkin, view more middle names that goes with Josias

Names that rhyme with Josias

How popular is the name Josias?

Josias used to be a common name in United States, first appeared in 1975 and over 2146 babies have been given the name in 40 years. When at its peak in 2014,.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 40 years but it is still going strong. Josias is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales still in use today.

During its 45 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 2000 boy names. Over 342 babies in France have been named Josias.

But Josias is a popular baby name in Brazil where every 1 in 4000 have the name as well as in South Africa.

According to our research, over 80000 babies have been named Josias globally.

YearRankBirths
20181406123
20171308137
20161314135
20151233147
20141233147
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Josias in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands8915205
Finland397200
Sweden212305
Norway91405
Denmark69000

Numerological aspects of Josias

Asking others to help you out is out of the question. Your best character traits are individuality and independence. You can smell a great opportunity from miles. You will experience your spiritual calling soon. And it will be associated with romantic feelings. People who only care about their own good and satisfaction make you nervous and mad because you are all about helping others. The vowel o as your first one in your name reveals you are an opportunist.

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  •  Atti - Used particulary in English and Old Norse outstanding, Atti used for both sexes is of Old Norse origin. Atti is equivalent of Algautr in Old Norse language. Also Atti is Old Norse form of Azurr. Also Atti is form of Ahti in Finnish language. Also Atti is Finnish form of Ate
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Famous people named Josias

  • Josias Moli, former speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu and former acting President of Vanuatu
  • Josias Philip Hoffman, South African Boer statesman
  • Josias Tayler, merchant
  • Josias Priest, English dancer, dancing-master and choreographer
  • Josias Simmler, Swiss theologian and classicist
  • Josias von Heeringen, German general of the imperial era
  • Josias Rowley, Anglo-Irish naval officer
  • Josias Jessop, noted canal engineer
  • Josias Fendall, Esq
  • Josias Tschanz in Neutral Territory as Director
  • Josias Braun-Blanquet, was a botanist, geobotanic, and Swiss phytosociologist.
  • Josias Amon acted in tvMiniSeries Tenda dos Milagres

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