Hosea
Hosea is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Salvation.
What Hosea means
Salvation.
Hosea sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Hosea comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Hosea is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Hosea?
Hosea does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Hosea
We group Hosea under scripture and faith — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Hosea
These share Hosea's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Cohen — Priest.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.
- Enoch — Dedicated and devoted.
- Isaiah — God is salvation.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Joshua — God is salvation.
- Judah — Praised.
- Lazarus — God is my help.
- Malachi — My messenger.