Is the last name Oshea a jewish last name?

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Is the last name Oshea a jewish last name?

2006-10-21 15:49:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups

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Definitely.
I guess there are some other, non-Jewish, Osheas, but this name is definitely Hebrew.
It comes from the first name "Hoshe'a" (Latinized form: Hosea), that means "salvation" in Hebrew. Hosea was a minor prophet of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Hosea.

2006-10-22 06:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sounds very Irish to me.

2006-10-21 15:52:45 · answer #2 · answered by z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

maybe. but how i am pronounocing it now, it sounds afric an

2006-10-21 16:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by ipodlady231 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋