Hosea - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hosea \

is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "salvation". Biblical: a prophet from the Old Testament.

Hosea has 3 variant forms: Hoshea, Hoseia and Hosheia.

Baby names that sound like Hosea are Jose, Hawes, Hayes and Hoyce.

Hosea is a somewhat common first name for men (#1163 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#12034 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Hosea. Compare Hosea with its variant forms and related boy names.

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