The first name Joséphat

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About the first name Joséphat

Meaning

The name Joséphat is a form related to Josaphat and shares its traditional meaning: “Yahweh has judged”.

Historical origin

Joséphat belongs to the same name family as Josaphat. The name Josaphat comes from Hebrew Yehoshafat, the name of several biblical figures.

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In archival records, Joséphat may coexist with Josaphat or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:jo-sé-fatʒozef.a

Frequency of the first name Joséphat by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Joséphat by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JoséphatLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Joséphat in baptisms by year.10075502501855186918831897191119251855–1859 3 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1870–1874 21 baptisms1875–1879 21 baptisms1880–1884 15 baptisms1885–1889 54 baptisms1890–1894 51 baptisms1895–1899 66 baptisms1900–1904 81 baptisms1905–1909 57 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 15 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms

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