"Form of Josiah"
The name Yosiah is commonly a male name from the "Hebrew" origin.
Yosiah is Josiah spelled with an initial Y in place of J. The Y represents the Hebrew yod, the same letter that appears as J in English forms of biblical names such as Joseph and Joshua, which also circulate with Y spellings. It does not appear to carry a separate etymology from Josiah.
Josiah means "God will heal and protect.".
The pronunciation of Yosiah is yoh-SYE-uh.
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