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josiah

/d͡ʒoʊˈzaɪə/

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What does josiah mean?

proper noun

  1. A king of Judah.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

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IPA pronunciation

/d͡ʒoʊˈzaɪə/

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But both Moses at the writing, and Josiah at the recovery thereof, had both of them the Civill Soveraignty.
Thomas HobbesLeviathanProject Gutenberg ebook #3207
His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
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Josiah, you don’t suppose Krajiek would let them poor creatures eat prairie dogs, do you?’
Willa CatherMy ÁntoniaProject Gutenberg ebook #242
She had one child, a son, by name Josiah, who was three years old.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
But the man, Josiah Cockfield, who was shot through the breast; lived to fight bravely again, and to be again wounded.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923