Diaspora Digest
Josiah (given name)
2026-11-15 06:06:06 · Cedar Herald Index
Josiah () is a given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (, "Yahweh has healed".
The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.

Notable people with the given name
A
Josiah Abavu (born 1987), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814–1891), American politician
Josiah Alexander (1826–1882), English cricketer
Josiah M. Anderson (1807–1861), American politician
Josiah Haynes Armstrong (1842–1898), American bishop
Josiah D. Arnold (1820–1903), American businessman and politician
B
Josiah Howell Bagster (1847–1893), Australian politician
Josiah Bailey (1873–1946), American politician
Josiah Barber (1771–1842), American politician
Josiah Bartlett (disambiguation), multiple people
Josiah Beckwith (1734–1800), English antiquary
Josiah H. Beeman V (1935–2006), American political figure
Josiah Begole (1815–1896), American politician
Josiah Belden (1815–1892), American pioneer
Josiah Fisher Bell (1820–1890), American soldier
Josiah Binnema (born 1997), Canadian swimmer
Josiah Blackburn (1823–1890), English journalist
Josiah Bleakley (1754–1822), Canadian fur trader
Josiah Ofori Boateng (born 1931), Ghanaian judge
Josiah H. Bonney (1817–1887), American businessman and politician
Josiah Booth (1852–1929), English composer
Josiah Boothby (1837–1916), English colonial administrator
Josiah Bowden (1858–1936), British fencer
Josiah Boydell (1752–1817), British publisher
Josiah Brewer (1796–1872), American minister
Josiah Sandford Brigham (1818–1892), American-Canadian physician and politician
Josiah Bronson (born 1997), American football player
Josiah Brown (1816–1875), American civil engineer
Josiah Bruce (1840–1913), Canadian photographer
Josiah Bunting III (born 1939), American educator
Josiah Burchett (1666–1746), British politician
Josiah Burgess (1689–1719), English pirate
Josiah Butler (1779–1854), American politician
Josiah Butterfield (1795–1871), American religious leader
C
Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell (1830–1917), American politician
Josiah Carter (1813–1868), American politician
Josiah Champagné (1755–1840), British military commander
Josiah Chapman (1891–1953), English footballer
Josiah Child (1630–1699), English merchant
Josiah Chinamano (1923–1984), Zimbabwean politician
Josiah Clark (1814–1878), American pianist
Josiah Latimer Clark (1822–1898), English engineer
Josiah Clerk (1639–1714), English physician
Josiah Chorley (1652–1719), English minister
Josiah Clowes (1735–1794), English civil engineer
Josiah Coatney (born 1996), American football player
Josiah Coffin (1804–1887), Canadian politician
Josiah D. Coleman (born 1972), American judge
Josiah Collins (disambiguation), multiple people
Josiah Henry Combs (1832–1894), American lawyer
Josiah Conder (disambiguation), multiple people
Josiah Parsons Cooke (1827–1894), American scientist
Josiah Cottin (1771–1843), English army officer
Josiah Cotton (1679/1680–1756), English missionary
Josiah Coulthurst (1893–1970), English cricketer
Josiah Court (1841–1938), English physician
Josiah Crosby (1880–1958), British diplomat
Josiah Crudup (1791–1872), American politician
Josiah Crump (1828–1890), American clerk
Josiah M. Curtis (1844–1875), American soldier
D
Josiah Dean (1748–1818), American politician
Josiah Deguara (born 1997), American football player
Josiah Dent (1817–1899), American politician
Josiah Didier (born 1993), American ice hockey player
Josiah Diston (1667–1737), English banker
Josiah Eustace Dodd (1865–1952), Australian pipe organ bilder
Josiah Dallas Dort (1861–1925), American industrialist
Josiah Hayden Drummond (1827–1902), American attorney
Josiah E. DuBois Jr. (1912–1983), American attorney
Josiah Dunham (1769–1844), American politician
Josiah Dwight (1671–1748), English minister
E
Josiah Griffin Ely (1829–1886), American physician
Josiah Emery (1731/1732–1794), English watch maker
Josiah Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
Josiah T. Everest (1800–1873), American politician
F
Josiah Failing (1806–1877), American politician
Josiah Firth (1826–1897), New Zealand farmer
Josiah Fisher, American judge
