What does Joshua mean?
The name Joshua is of Hebrew origin.
The meaning of Joshua is "G-d is salvation".
Joshua is generally used as a boy's name.
It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Jo-shu-a.
The Given Name Joshua
Joshua is the anglicized form of the biblical Hebrew Yehoshua
The name Jesus derives from a Greek translation of the shortened form Yeshua.
In the Bible, Joshua is Moses's assistant who after Moses's death, assumes leadership over the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
Joshua falls into the biblical name category.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Joshua Jackson, and Joshua Lederberg.
In the U.S. in 2015, it ranked 33
in baby name popularity for boys with 9,720 occurrences. It ranked 7,369
in baby name popularity for girls with 16 occurrences.
In contrast, the year before it ranked 25 in baby name popularity for boys with 10,843 occurrences. It ranked 7,820 in baby name popularity for girls with 15 occurrences.
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Joshua Related Names
Joshua is a form of Yehoshua
Variants of the name Joshua include Jesiah, Joshawa, Joshuah, Joshuwa, Joshwa.
The names Giosue, Iesous, Iokua, Jesus, Josue, Jozsua, Jozua, Yehoshua, Yushua are all forms of Joshua.
Joshua has the diminutive (nickname) Josh.
- Joshua ~ Biblical Character (1 Sam. 6:14, 2 Kgs. 23:8, Luke 3:29, Num. 13:16/Num. 13:8)
- Joshua Jackson ~ Actor
- Joshua Lederberg ~ Nobel Prize for Medicine 1958
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Joshua Name Fun
Be creative with the name Joshua.
Just for fun, see the name Joshua in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.
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