Josiel

The masculine first name Josiel is considered a Brazilian and Latin American variant of the names Josue or Jose, supplemented by the suffix "-iel." The form Josue (Josué) is rooted in Spanish-Portuguese and is derived from Joshua, which has its origin in the Hebrew Yĕhōšúa (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ).

What does the name Josiel mean?

Josiel means "the Lord is healing" or "the Lord is salvation." This meaning arises from the Ancient Hebrew components yeho (יְהוֹ), which means "Yahweh," the Hebrew name for God, and yasha' (יָשַׁע), which means "to help," "to save," or "to deliver." The name Jose (José) is used as the Spanish form of Joseph and means "may God add" or "God may increase." The origin of this meaning is also Ancient Hebrew and comes from yehôsêph (יוֹסֵף), which means "may he (God) add," "he will increase," or "God has added." The underlying root is yâsaph (יָסַף), meaning "to add," "to increase," or "to elevate." Other variants include Josuel and Giosuel.

Where does the name Josiel come from?

The name Josiel comes from Ancient Hebrew and means "the Lord is healing" or "God may increase." The etymology can be traced back to Josue: yeho (יְהוֹ) stands for Yahweh, the Hebrew name for God, and yasha' (יָשַׁע) means to help, to save, or to deliver. From Jose, yehôsêph is derived, meaning "may he (God) add" or "he will increase." The root yâsaph, which means "to add," "to increase," or "to do again," also has its origins in Ancient Hebrew. The name is used in Brazil, Latin America, Portugal, and Spain.

How do you pronounce Josiel?

Dschosiel, like 'Dschos' in 'Dschose' and 'iel' as in 'Daniel.'

Popularity

In Germany, Josiel is a rather rare first name. It has not yet made its mark on the German first name charts. In Italy, Josiel reached its best ranking in 2024 at 1,780th place. In the last ten years, the name has been given as a first name less than 10 times there, placing it at 4,357th in the ten-year statistics. Between 1999 and 2024, it ranks 5,981st in Italy.