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Joah - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Joah

[ syll. joa(h), jo-ah ] The boy name Joah is pronounced as JHowah- KEY. Joah is mainly used in the English and German languages. It is of Hebrew origin. Biblical name derived from the words 'yahweh' name of God ; 'ach' meaning brother. The name was borne by four persons mentioned in the Bible. The English name Joa is a form of the name. See also the related form, the German Jahwe.

Joah is not regularly used as a baby boy name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Joah include the English Joa, the English Jacee, the English Jacey, the English Jaci, the English Jacie, the English Jackey, the English Jacki, the English Jackie, the English Jacky, the English Jacy, the Breton Jagu, the Swahili Jahi, the Igbo Jaja, the English Jakie, the Russian Jascha, the Russian Jasha, the English Jay-Jay, the Indian Jaya, the English Jaycee, and the English Jaycey.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Joah: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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