Josias

Heart
Latin variation of Josiah, Hebrew
"God supports, heals"

Josias Origin and Meaning

The name Josias is a boy's name meaning "God supports, heals".

An attractive, surprisingly uncommon variation of Josiah. To give you an idea of how comparatively rare Josias is, there were about 200 baby boys named Josias in the US last year, versus nearly 6000 named Josiah.

But Josias might pick up steam as s-ending names from Atticus to Brooks become more and more popular. Josias is a biblical name in some variations of the New Testament.

Josias Popularity

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Famous People Named Josias

  • Josias Georg Wilhelm AdolfHereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Josias SimmlerSwiss theologian
  • Josias Fendall4th Proprietary Governor of Maryland, USA
  • Josias BraunBlanquet, Swiss sociologist
  • Josias Leslie PorterIrish Presbyterian minister
  • Josias Rowley1st Baronet, British Navy admiral
  • Josias Thomas JoeslerSwiss,American architect