Josy name meaning

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Updated: March 16th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: English, Finnish and Swedish
Pronunciation: j(o)-sy
Meaning: God Adds
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What does Josy mean?

Unconventional Josy has its origin in Hebrew language bestowed upon both sexes used mainly in English, Finnish and Swedish, Josy means "God Adds". Josy is version of biblical, durable and dominant Josiah.

Josiah is English cognate of Josias. Uncommon Josiah has its origin in Hebrew, Josiah means "Jehovah has Healed, The Lord Supports and Fire of the Lord". Josy is variation of frequently used and biblical Josi.

Josi is variant of pleasing and biblical Josefine. Also Josi is version of Josine. Josi is also a form of biblical and widespread Joséphine. Josi is shortened form of Josiane. Josi is form of Jose in Finnish language.

Meaning of Josi is He (God) Will Add and God Would Multiply has its origin in Hebrew. Josy is celebrated on March 19th.

How do I pronounce Josy?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Josy is j(o)-sy.

Variants of Josy

Jossy, Josiah, Josi, Josias, Jasiah, Josefine, Josine, Joséphine, Jose, Jassiah, Josephine, Josèphe, Joce, Juanjose, Josealfredo, Joseph, Josva

Names that rhyme with Josy

How popular is the name Josy?

Josy is a unique baby name in France, it had been in use since 1931 and was last seen in 2005, during its 62 years of usage, it was able to reach the top 500 names.

In 1947, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 412 on girl names chart when 34 babies were named Josy. There are over 793 babies that have been given the name Josy in France.

Josy is an uncommon baby name in United States, in use since 1981, peaked in 1981 when it ranked 9100th.

But Josy is a popular baby name in Brazil where every 1 in 30000 have the name.

At least, 20000 people globally have been given the name as per our evaluation.

YearRankBirths
2018136936
2014130357
2013145526
2012149426
2009152226
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Facts

Josy in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands551816
Sweden5540
Denmark5010

Numerological analysis of Josy

Your only flaw is your kindness and naivety. Others need you in their life, but you don't need anyone. You are a jealous and passionate lover. You act responsibly when involving other people in your actions. You have a smile that says: “You will regret this because I'm a born winner”. Although you like to prove a person who's the boss, your goal is to teach everyone how to win things they want.

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  •  Iohannes - Prevalently used in English, Swedish and Danish frequently used, Iohannes is used as a baby boy name. Iohannes is Swedish and Danish equivalent of Johannes
  •  Rosine - Chiefly used in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian oldie and creative and adventurous, Rosine aimed at girls that originated from Latin, meaning of Rosine is "Rose or Rose Flower"
  •  Brana - Unfamiliar Brana came from Slavonic and Old Norse bestowed upon girls, meaning of Brana is "Steep" is mostly used in Danish, Swedish and Slavic
  •  Euphrosyne - Old Greek name Euphrosyne means "Mirth, Joy or Gladness" which is mainly used in Finnish, English and Swedish is aimed at baby girls
  •  Veera - Sufficiently quirky and Modernistic Sanskrit and Russian Veera means "Faith or The Brave" and is aimed at both boys and girls is chiefly used in Danish and Sanskrit
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Famous people named Josy

  • Josy Gyr-Steiner, Swiss politician
  • Josy Barthel, Luxembourgish athlete
  • Josy Stoffel, retired Luxembourgian gymnast
  • Josy Capkun, assistant director
  • Actor Josy Bernard, known for movie Get a Way
  • Josy Delettre characterized the central character of N in 1993 film Parallages sto idio thema.

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