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 [ syll. joa-(s)(h), jo-ash ] The boy name Joash is pronounced JHOW-SH KEY. Joash is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Joash means 'fire of Yahweh'. Biblical name derived from yahweh 'name of God' ; esh which means 'fire'. An old form of the name is Jehoash (Hebrew). The name is of obscure meaning. The name was borne in the Bible by a king of Judah, a king of Israel, and six other persons. Forms of the name include the German Joas and the Hebrew Yoash. See also the related form, the German Jahwe. Joash is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Joash include the English Jace, the English and Dutch Jack, the English and Indian Jae, the Indian Jai, the English Jake, the English Jay, the English and Indian Jaye, the Latvian Jeks, the Dutch Jelle, the English Jess, the English Jey, the English Jeye, the Chinese Ji, the Chinese Jie, the English, Dutch, German, and Japanese Jo, the Scottish and English Jock, the English and French Joe, the Dutch Joos, the English Josh, and the Slavic Joze. KEY: approx pronunciation for Joash: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)"   |
