Josiah
m.
Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ 'healed, support by Yahweh'.
The name of a Biblical king of Judah. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Josias.
The name came into use in the 16th C with the Protestants.
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1591 Josias AuFr Abeele;
1592 Josias ibid. Beijaert;
1595 Josias ibid. Beijnaert
- Early Modern English
- ● 1573 Josias bruton-vol1 p. 40
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1562 Josias RegPCC-1 p. 17;
1563 Josias ibid. p. 23;
1564 Josias ibid. p. 48;
1571 Jozias ibid. p. 458
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Josiah". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Josiah.