Given name

Iosaphat

“Yahweh has judged”

Iosaphat is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Iosaphat goes back to Ancient Greek Ἰωσαφάτ, meaning “Yahweh has judged.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Iosaphat comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἰωσαφάτ, from Hebrew יהושפט.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Iosaphat’s family of names

In Latin usage, Iosaphat has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Josafá. In Latin usage, Iosaphat has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Jozafat.

Walk Iosaphat’s family in the name graph

IosaphatJozafatJosafá

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Iosaphat, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ancient Greek

Hipokrat

Hipokrat is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

—

Ancient Greek

Iaphet

Iaphet is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Ionas

“dove”

No U.S. birth series

95% boys · 5% girls

Ancient Greek · Biblical

Iohannes

Iohannes is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

—

Ancient Greek

Ischomaque

Ischomaque is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Iaphetus

Iaphetus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Aristophanes

Aristophanes is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Atanazas

Atanazas is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Iosaphat’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Iosaphat

A sister for Iosaphat