# Josiah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒoʊˈzaɪə/ · frequency rank #24,804

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

## Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּה (yōšiyyā), יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (yōšiyyā́hū).

## Easily confused with
- **jovial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josiah-vs-jovial)
- **Josh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-josiah)
- **Jonah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-josiah)
- **Joseph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joseph-vs-josiah)

## Common misspellings (8)
`jjosiah`, `joisah`, `josaih`, `josiahh`, `josiha`, `jossiah`, `jsoiah`, `ojsiah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/josiah