Josiah (given name)

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Josiah
GenderMale or Female
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"God has Healed"

Josiah (/ˈzə/[1]) is a given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Modern: Yošiyyáhu, Tiberian: Yôšiyyāhû, "God has healed".[2]

The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.

Notable people with the given name[]

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  • Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903), American physicist
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. (1790–1861), American theologian
  • Josiah Given (1828–1908), American judge
  • Josiah Gondo (??–1972), Zimbabwean politician
  • Josiah Gorgas (1818–1883), American general
  • Josiah Gregg (1806–1850), American merchant
  • Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (1821–1891), American politician
  • Josiah Grout (1841–1925), American lawyer and politician
  • Josiah Gumede (disambiguation), multiple people

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  • Josiah Idowu-Fearon (born 1949), Nigerian bishop

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  • Josiah T. Newcomb (1868–1944), American lawyer and politician
  • Josiah Ng (born 1980), Malaysian cyclist
  • Josiah C. Nott (1804–1873), American surgeon

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  • Josiah Ober, American professor
  • Josiah Oldfield (1863–1953), English lawyer

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  • Josiah Quincy (disambiguation), multiple people

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  • Josiah Ransome-Kuti (1855–1930), Nigerian clergyman
  • Josiah Rees (1744–1804), Welsh minister
  • Josiah Rees (judge) (1821–1899), Bermudian judge
  • Josiah Royce (1855–1916), American philosopher
  • Josiah Russell (1844–1911), English businessman

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  • Josiah Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josiah Seton (born 1979), Liberian footballer
  • Josiah T. Settle (1850–1915), American lawyer
  • Josiah Sherman, American politician
  • Josiah Sleeper (??–1946), American businessman
  • Josiah Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josiah Snelgrove (born 1986), Canadian soccer player
  • Josiah Snelling (1782–1828), American military officer
  • Josiah Sowande (1858–1936), Nigerian poet
  • Josiah Spaulding (1922–1983), American businessman
  • Josiah Spode (1733–1797), English potter
  • Josiah Edward Spurr (1870–1950), American geologist
  • Josiah Stamp (1880–1941), British civil servant
  • Josiah Standish (1633–1690), English colonist
  • Josiah Steinbrick (born 1981), American instrumentalist
  • Josiah St. John (born 1992), Canadian football player
  • Josiah Strong (1847–1916), American clergyman
  • Josiah Sutherland (1804–1887), American lawyer and politician
  • Josiah Symon (1846–1934), Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician

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  • Josiah Taft (1709–1756), American soldier
  • Josiah Tattnall (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josiah Tauaefa (born 1997), American football player
  • Josiah Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josiah Thompson (born 1935), American writer
  • Josiah Tongogara (1938–1979), Zimbabwean military officer
  • Josiah Charles Trent (1914–1948), American surgeon
  • Josiah Trimmingham (born 1996), Trinidadian politician
  • Josiah Trowbridge (1785–1862), American politician
  • Josiah Tuck (1824–1900), American inventor
  • Josiah Tucker (1713–1799), Welsh clergyman
  • Josiah Tungamirai (1948–2005), Zimbabwean military officer
  • Josiah Turner (1821–1901), American lawyer and politician
  • Josiah Turner (judge) (1811–1907), American judge
  • Josiah Twum-Boafo (born 1997), South African rugby union footballer

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Fictional characters[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Josiah". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  2. ^ Wells, John C. (1990). Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow, England: Longman. p. 386. ISBN 0-582-05383-8. entry "Josiah"
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