Name · Sound · Chart fit
Josiah
Numerology, Saju and astrology notes for the name Josiah
- Syllables
- 3
- U.S. rank
- #111
- Given to
- Mostly boys
Among the names given in the United States since 2000, Josiah stands at number 111, with 131,357 recorded births.
How Josiah sounds
With three syllables, Josiah has room for a gentle rise and fall when spoken. The name Josiah trails off on a vowel, a gentle ending that carries well when called out. Josiah is built from soft, running sounds, which this scheme counts as water. Millions of people know someone called Josiah, which is what a place among the most common U.S. names looks like. Josiah appears mainly as a boy's name in U.S. birth records.
The Saju view
The first sound of Josiah is made against the teeth, and the sound-element system used here counts that as metal. The sound of Josiah belongs to metal, the element of focus and refinement. A chart short on metal is the one that gains most from such a name. Because metal feeds water in the cycle of generation, Josiah can also help a chart that is short on water, though less directly. Charts crowded with metal tend to look elsewhere, as the metal sound of Josiah would tip the balance further.
Metal soundOpens on metal
The astrology view
The water character of Josiah answers the temperament of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, and it keeps good company with Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. For fire and air signs, the water sound of Josiah pulls the other way, and the ranking reflects that.
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Numerology, for reference
Counting each letter of Josiah by the Pythagorean table gives 8, a number associated with achievement and authority. The number 8 is read as the number of ambition, associated with achievement, authority and a head for practical results. Josiah has a Soul Urge number of 7, which numerology ties to what the heart quietly wants: understanding. In numerology the number 7 stands for reflection, which is tied to study, privacy and a search for deeper understanding. Josiah has a Personality number of 1, which numerology ties to the first impression: confident and self-reliant. Numerologists link the number 1 with leadership: starting things, standing on your own and going first.
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