Names like Josiah
Josiah is a three-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Josiah.
Elijah Hebrew · "my God is Yahweh," the prophet swept to heaven in a whirlwind; long cherished in Black American and evangelical naming, it climbed almost without pause from the 1960s into the US top five. Eli comes built in
Isaiah Hebrew · God is salvation; one of the most beloved names in Black American families for generations
Messiah Hebrew · "anointed one"
Uriah Hebrew · the Lord is my light
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Josiah comes from.
Noah Hebrew · "rest," from the Hebrew Noach, the ark-builder who rode out the flood; quiet for most of the 20th century, then the defining boys' name of the 2010s in the US and much of Europe. Gentle in sound, patriarch in weight
Urijah Hebrew · traditionally 'Yahweh is my light,' variant of the biblical prophet Uriah
Jeremiah Hebrew · "Yahweh will exalt," from Yirmeyahu, the prophet whose laments named a whole genre, the jeremiad; Puritans loved it, the frontier kept it, and it outlasted its 1970s revival cousin Jeremy. Weighty, warm, and fully modern in feel
Micaiah Hebrew · traditionally 'who is like Yahweh?'; variant of Micah
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Josiah, on a similar curve.
Jonah Hebrew · dove
Ezrah Hebrew · variant of Ezra, 'help'
Jaziel Hebrew · Hebrew biblical name (1 Chronicles), traditionally translated as 'strength of God'
Azariah Hebrew · Hebrew biblical name meaning 'Yahweh has helped'
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