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Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=182
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=182
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This name was also used among the English Romani community in the 1800s:
https://rtfhs.org.uk/the_rtfhs_baptism_index/ -- SMITH Josias, Bp 20 April 1817, St Paul’s Walden, Hertfordshire, son of James Smith and Sarah Baily, No residence, aged 43 years, Tramper.
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https://rtfhs.org.uk/the_rtfhs_baptism_index/ -- SMITH Josias, Bp 20 April 1817, St Paul’s Walden, Hertfordshire, son of James Smith and Sarah Baily, No residence, aged 43 years, Tramper.
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Josias is used in the Danish, French, and Portuguese translations of the Bible.
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Josias has also been used frequently in the Netherlands, though it is rather rare these days (only one baby with this name was born in 2009).
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To expand on my comment from May 28, 2010: Josias is also used in South Africa, Scandinavia and the Germanophone world (such as Germany and Switzerland), where the situation of the name is similar to that in Belgium and the Netherlands: rare today, but enjoyed more usage in the past. Bearers from all of these locations include:
• Belgian soccer player Josias Roulez (b. 1996): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Roulez (in Dutch)
• Danish author Josias Leopold Bynch (1747-1779): https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Leopold_Bynch (in Danish)
• Dutch sculptor Josias "Sias" Fanoembi (1949-2013): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sias_Fanoembi (in Dutch)
• Dutch soldier and painter Josias Cornelis Rappard (1824-1898): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Cornelis_Rappard (in English)
• Prussian general Josias von Heeringen (1850-1926): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_von_Heeringen (in English)
• Prussian nobleman and politician Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896-1967): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias, _Hereditary_Prince_of_Waldeck_and_Pyrmont (in English)
• South African statesman Josias Philip Hoffman (1807-1879): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Philip_Hoffman (in English)
• Swedish nobleman and politician Josias Cederhielm (1673-1729): https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Cederhielm (in Swedish)
• Swiss botanist Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884-1980): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Braun-Blanquet (in English)
• Swiss theologian Josias Simler or Simmler (1530-1576): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Simmler (in English)
For more information, please see:
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias (in German)
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Josias (in English; shows the prevalence of the name in Scandinavia)
- http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Josias (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2014)
- http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Josias&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Josias&last=&search=Zoeken
* https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
* https://dk.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/dk-0-Denemarken (lists only bearers living in Denmark)
* https://de.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/de-0-Duitsland (lists only bearers living in Germany)
* https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands)
* https://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/za-0-Zuid-Afrika (lists only bearers living in South Africa)
* https://se.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/se-0-Zweden (lists only bearers living in Sweden)
- Austria: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3AAustria
- Belgium: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ABelgium
- Denmark: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ADenmark
- Germany: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3AGermany
- Netherlands: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ANetherlands
- Norway: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ANorway
- South Africa: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22South%20Africa%22
- Sweden: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ASweden
- Switzerland: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ASwitzerland
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• Belgian soccer player Josias Roulez (b. 1996): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Roulez (in Dutch)
• Danish author Josias Leopold Bynch (1747-1779): https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Leopold_Bynch (in Danish)
• Dutch sculptor Josias "Sias" Fanoembi (1949-2013): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sias_Fanoembi (in Dutch)
• Dutch soldier and painter Josias Cornelis Rappard (1824-1898): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Cornelis_Rappard (in English)
• Prussian general Josias von Heeringen (1850-1926): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_von_Heeringen (in English)
• Prussian nobleman and politician Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896-1967): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias, _Hereditary_Prince_of_Waldeck_and_Pyrmont (in English)
• South African statesman Josias Philip Hoffman (1807-1879): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Philip_Hoffman (in English)
• Swedish nobleman and politician Josias Cederhielm (1673-1729): https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Cederhielm (in Swedish)
• Swiss botanist Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884-1980): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Braun-Blanquet (in English)
• Swiss theologian Josias Simler or Simmler (1530-1576): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Simmler (in English)
For more information, please see:
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias (in German)
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Josias (in English; shows the prevalence of the name in Scandinavia)
- http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Josias (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2014)
- http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Josias&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Josias&last=&search=Zoeken
* https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
* https://dk.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/dk-0-Denemarken (lists only bearers living in Denmark)
* https://de.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/de-0-Duitsland (lists only bearers living in Germany)
* https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands)
* https://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/za-0-Zuid-Afrika (lists only bearers living in South Africa)
* https://se.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Josias/+/se-0-Zweden (lists only bearers living in Sweden)
- Austria: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3AAustria
- Belgium: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ABelgium
- Denmark: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ADenmark
- Germany: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3AGermany
- Netherlands: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ANetherlands
- Norway: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ANorway
- South Africa: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22South%20Africa%22
- Sweden: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ASweden
- Switzerland: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJosias%20%2Brecord_country%3ASwitzerland
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My nephew's name is this, but we pronounce it like the way it's spelt not with a Y. But maybe that's just us.
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Pronounced "Yo:sias".
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