Hellenized form of Uzziah, a biblical name meaning strength of God or God is my strength.
Ozias is a biblical form of Uzziah, preserved in Greek, Latin, French, and some English Bible traditions. The underlying Hebrew name is usually connected to elements meaning “strength” and the divine name Yahweh, so the sense is often given as “my strength is Yahweh” or “strength of God.” Because it passed through translation rather than ordinary everyday speech, Ozias has a layered, old-text quality: it sounds Hebrew by ancestry, Greek by transmission, and ecclesiastical by history.
That path gives it a rarer, more archival feel than many better-known biblical names. In scripture, Uzziah or Ozias was a king of Judah, and the form Ozias also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew in certain translations. Outside the Bible, the name has been borne by figures such as the Canadian painter Ozias Leduc and the English portraitist Ozias Humphry, which gives it a quiet artistic afterlife.
As a given name, it has never been widely common, but that is part of its appeal: it feels learned, antique, and distinctive without being invented. Modern ears may hear in it a cousin to Isaiah, Osias, or even the nickname-friendly Oz, which helps explain its occasional revival among parents drawn to uncommon scriptural names. Its perception has shifted from strictly religious to broadly cultured and rare, carrying associations of sacred text, old Europe, and a touch of painterly refinement.