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Josiah

joh-SAHY-uh

Popularity

#10614

stable

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

143,787

Peak Year

#7,086 in 2017

First Recorded

1880

Style

Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Josiah is a Hebrew name meaning "God supports" or "God heals". It's a biblical name with a strong and positive connotation.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Josiah Bartlett

    American physician, signer of Declaration of Independence

  • Josiah Willard Gibbs

    American scientist in thermodynamics

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Personality Traits

IntelligentKindReliableSpiritual

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