Jozafat
Jozafat is a rare male name famously borne by a king of Judah in the Old Testament. It spread into European cultures through Greek and Latin, and was later carried by Christian saints. It carries a solemn, dignified, and unmistakable presence.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has judged".
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Pochádza z hebrejského mena Jəhóšáfát (יְהוֹשָׁפָט), utvoreného z teoforického prvku Jəhó-, ktorý odkazuje na Božie meno Jahve, a zo slovesného koreňa š-f-t s významom „súdiť“. Meno sa vykladá ako „Jahve súdil“ alebo „Jahve rozsúdil“.
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JOZAFAT
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling12 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Jozafat
4People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Polish lawyer, journalist, editor, publisher, a senior financial official in the Russian ministry and freedom fighter, held for years in Russian prisons as a political prisoner
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Supports compound surnames (e.g. Smith-Jones)
Jozafat Smith
3 + 1 = 4 syllables
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