| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "God has Healed" |
Josiah (/dʒoʊˈsaɪə/[1]) is a given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Modern: Yošiyyáhu, Tiberian: Yôšiyyāhû, "Yahweh has healed".[2]
Josiah was a King of Judah in the Bible. The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.
Notable people with the given name
A
- Josiah Abavu (born 1987), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
- Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814–1891), American politician
- Josiah Alexander (1826–1882), English cricketer
- Josiah M. Anderson (1807–1861), American politician
- Josiah Haynes Armstrong (1842–1898), American bishop
- Josiah D. Arnold (1820–1903), American businessman and politician
B
- Josiah Howell Bagster (1847–1893), Australian politician
- Josiah Bailey (1873–1946), American politician
- Josiah Barber (1771–1842), American politician
- Josiah Bartlett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah Beckwith (1734–1800), English antiquary
- Josiah H. Beeman V (1935–2006), American political figure
- Josiah Begole (1815–1896), American politician
- Josiah Belden (1815–1892), American pioneer
- Josiah Fisher Bell (1820–1890), American soldier
- Josiah Binnema (born 1997), Canadian swimmer
- Josiah Blackburn (1823–1890), English journalist
- Josiah Bleakley (1754–1822), Canadian fur trader
- Josiah Ofori Boateng (born 1931), Ghanaian judge
- Josiah H. Bonney (1817–1887), American businessman and politician
- Josiah Booth (1852–1929), English composer
- Josiah Boothby (1837–1916), English colonial administrator
- Josiah Boydell (1752–1817), British publisher
- Josiah Brewer (1796–1872), American minister
- Josiah Sandford Brigham (1818–1892), American-Canadian physician and politician
- Josiah Bronson (born 1997), American football player
- Josiah Brown (1816–1875), American civil engineer
- Josiah Bruce (1840–1913), Canadian photographer
- Josiah Bunting III (born 1939), American educator
- Josiah Burchett (1666–1746), British politician
- Josiah Burgess (1689–1719), English pirate
- Josiah Butler (1779–1854), American politician
- Josiah Butterfield (1795–1871), American religious leader
C
- Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell (1830–1917), American politician
- Josiah Carter (1813–1868), American politician
- Josiah Champagné (1755–1840), British military commander
- Josiah Chapman (1891–1953), English footballer
- Josiah Child (1630–1699), English merchant
- Josiah Chinamano (1923–1984), Zimbabwean politician
- Josiah Clark (1814–1878), American pianist
- Josiah Latimer Clark (1822–1898), English engineer
- Josiah Clerk (1639–1714), English physician
- Josiah Chorley (1652–1719), English minister
- Josiah Clowes (1735–1794), English civil engineer
- Josiah Coatney (born 1996), American football player
- Josiah Coffin (1804–1887), Canadian politician
- Josiah D. Coleman (born 1972), American judge
- Josiah Collins (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah Henry Combs (1832–1894), American lawyer
- Josiah Conder (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827–1894), American scientist
- Josiah Cottin (1771–1843), English army officer
- Josiah Cotton (1679/1680–1756), English missionary
- Josiah Coulthurst (1893–1970), English cricketer
- Josiah Court (1841–1938), English physician
- Josiah Crosby (1880–1958), British diplomat
- Josiah Crudup (1791–1872), American politician
- Josiah Crump (1828–1890), American clerk
- Josiah M. Curtis (1844–1875), American soldier
D
- Josiah Dean (1748–1818), American politician
- Josiah Deguara (born 1997), American football player
- Josiah Dent (1817–1899), American politician
- Josiah Didier (born 1993), American ice hockey player
- Josiah Diston (1667–1737), English banker
- Josiah Eustace Dodd (1865–1952), Australian pipe organ bilder
- Josiah Dallas Dort (1861–1925), American industrialist
- Josiah Hayden Drummond (1827–1902), American attorney
- Josiah E. DuBois Jr. (1912–1983), American attorney
- Josiah Dunham (1769–1844), American politician
- Josiah Dwight (1671–1748), English minister
E
- Josiah Griffin Ely (1829–1886), American physician
- Josiah Emery (1731/1732–1794), English watch maker
- Josiah Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah T. Everest (1800–1873), American politician
F
- Josiah Failing (1806–1877), American politician
- Josiah Firth (1826–1897), New Zealand farmer
- Josiah Fisher, American judge
- Josiah S. Fisher, American politician
- Josiah Fisk (1781–1844), American politician
- Josiah Flynt (1869–1907), American sociologist
- Josiah Forshall (1795–1863), English librarian
- Josiah Forster (1782–1870), English teacher
- Josiah Fox (1763–1847), British naval architect
- Josiah Francis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah Franklin (1657–1745), English businessman
- Josiah Frederick Fraser (1870–1942), Canadian businessman
- Josiah Freeman, American photographer
- Josiah B. French (1799–1876), American banker
G
- 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
H
- Josiah Hanan (1868–1954), New Zealand politician
- Josiah D. Hank Jr. (1875–1924), American attorney and politician
- Josiah Hardy (1715–1790), British colonial administrator
- Josiah Harlan (1799–1871), American adventurer
- Josiah Harmar (1753-1813), American army officer
- Josiah A. Harris (1808–1876), American politician
- Josiah Hasbrouck (1755–1821), American politician
- Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808–1901), American photographer
- Josiah J. Hazen (1871–1948), American football player
- Josiah Marshall Heath (??–1581), English metallurgist
- Josiah Henson (1789–1883), American author
- Josiah Henson (wrestler) (1922–2012), American wrestler
- Josiah Heyman (born 1958), American anthropologist
- Josiah Duane Hicks (1844–1923), American politician
- Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837), American lawyer and politician
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819–1881), American novelist
- Josiah Hooper (1807–1878), Canadian merchant
- Josiah Hornblower (1729–1809), English engineer
- Josiah Hort (1674–1751), English clergyman
- Josiah Hort, 2nd Baronet (1791–1876), Irish politician
- Josiah Andrew Hudleston (1799–1865), English-Irish civil servant
- Josiah Charles Hughes (1843–1886), Canadian politician
I
- Josiah Idowu-Fearon (born 1949), Nigerian bishop
J
- Josiah Jamison (born 1982), American sprinter
- Josiah Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah S. Johnston (1784–1833), American politician
- Josiah Judah (born 1978), American boxer
K
- Josiah Kantiyok (born 1968), Nigerian tribal leader
- Josiah Mwangi Kariuki (1929–1975), Kenyan politician
- Josiah Kelsall (1892–1974), English footballer
- Josiah Kerr (1861–1920), American politician
- Josiah Kibira, Tanzanian filmmaker
L
- Josiah Lamborn (1809–1847), American politician
- Josiah Lau (born 1940), Hong Kong teacher
- Josiah Leavitt (1744–1804), American physician
- Josiah Leming (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. (1893–1966), American businessman
- Josiah K. Lilly Sr. (1861–1948), American industrialist
- Josiah Litch (1809–1886), American preacher
- Josiah S. Little (1801–1862), American politician
- Josiah O. Livingston (1837–1917), American army officer
- Josiah Lincoln Lowe (1905–1997), American mycologist
M
- Josiah Macy Jr. (1837–1876), American sea captain
- Josiah H. MacQuarrie (1897–1971), Canadian judge
- Josiah Maduabuchi (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
- Josiah Magnuson (born 1991), American politician
- Josiah Majekodunmi (1927–1996), Nigerian athlete
- Josiah Martin (1737–1786), English colonist
- Josiah Martin (teacher) (1843–1916), New Zealand teacher
- Josiah Marvel Jr. (1904–1955), American diplomat
- Josiah Mason (1795–1881), English industrialist
- Josiah Masters (1763–1822), American politician
- Josiah McCracken (1874–1962), American football player
- Josiah McElheny (born 1966), American artist
- Josiah Meigs (1757–1822), American academic
- Josiah Middaugh (born 1978), American triathlete
- Josiah Miller (1832–1890), English minister
- Josiah Mills (1862–1929), English cricketer
- Josiah Lewis Morgan (1893–1982), Welsh pilot
N
- Josiah T. Newcomb (1868–1944), American lawyer and politician
- Josiah Ng (born 1980), Malaysian cyclist
- Josiah C. Nott (1804–1873), American surgeon
O
- Josiah Ober, American professor
- Josiah Oldfield (1863–1953), English lawyer
- Josiah Owen (1711?–1755), Welsh Presbyterian minister
P
- Josiah Pardo (1626–1684), Dutch rabbi
- Josiah Parker (1751–1810), American politician
- Josiah Parkes (1793–1791), English civil engineer
- Josiah Lamberson Parrish (1806–1895), American missionary
- Josiah Partridge (1805–1897), Australian lawyer
- Josiah Patkotak (born 1994), American politician
- Josiah Patterson (1837–1904), American soldier
- Josiah Edward Paul (1853–??), English rugby union footballer
- Josiah Williams Pearce (1850–1938), Canadian merchant
- Josiah Pearson (1841–1895), Australian bishop
- Josiah Pender (1819–1864), American soldier
- Josiah Phillips (1830–1894), American soldier
- Josiah Little Pickard (1824–1914), American academic administrator
- Josiah Pierce (1792–1866), American politician
- Josiah ben Joseph Pinto (1565–1648), Syrian rabbi
- Josiah Pittman (1816–1886), British organist
- Josiah Pleydell (1641–1707), English priest
- Josiah Burr Plumb (1816–1888), American-Canadian businessman
- Josiah Pratt (1768–1844), English clergyman
- Josiah Preston (1885–??), English footballer
- Josiah Johnston Preston (1855–1937), Canadian politician
- Josiah Priest (1788–1861), American writer
Q
- Josiah Quincy (disambiguation), multiple people
R
- 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
S
- 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
T
- 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
V
- Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel (1860–1937), American judge
- Josiah Vavasseur (1834–1908), English industrialist
W
- Josiah T. Walls (1842–1905), American politician
- Josiah Warren (1798–1874), American anarchist
- Josiah Ogden Watson (1784–1852), American politician
- Josiah Wedgwood (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josiah White (1781–1850), American industrialist
- Josiah Whitney (1819–1896), American geologist
- Josiah P. Wilbarger (1801–1845), American settler
- Josiah Willard (1805–1868), American farmer
- Josiah B. Williams (1810–1883), American businessman
- Josiah Winslow (1628–1680), English politician
- Josiah O. Wolcott (1877–1938), American lawyer and politician
- Josiah Wolf, American drummer
- Josiah Wood (1843–1927), Canadian lawyer
- Josiah Woodward (1657–1712), English clergyman
Y
- Josiah Yazdani (born 1991), American football player
- Josiah T. Young (1831–1907), American editor and politician
Z
- Josiah Zayner (born 1981), American bioengineer
- Josiah Zuro (1887–1930), Polish-American pianist
Fictional characters
- Josiah Bartlet, US President in the television series The West Wing
- Josiah S. Carberry, fictional professor at Brown University
- Josiah Power, DC Comics superhero
- Josiah X, super-soldier in the Marvel Comics Universe
- Josiah Trelawny, conman in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2
References
- ↑ "Josiah". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ Wells, John C. (1990). Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow, England: Longman. p. 386. ISBN 0-582-05383-8. entry "Josiah"
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