Joshua name - Meaning of Joshua
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 2
- Usage
- English, Biblical, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- JAH-shə-wə (English) , JAW-shwə (English), JAH-shə-wə/JAW-shwə
- Joshua Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Yehoshu'a) meaning " Yahweh is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses, as told in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. The name Jesus comes from a Greek translation of the Aramaic short form (Yeshu'a) , which was the real name of Jesus. Joshua originates in Hebrew language and means "God is deliverance". Joshua is mentioned in the Bible multiple times, most importantly as the main character of the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible. Currently, it is one of the most popular masculine given names in the United States.
Joshua Related Names
Variant:, Josh, Joshuah
Diminutive: Josh (English)
Other Languages: Yeshua (Ancient Aramaic), Essa, Isa, Issa, Yushua (Arabic), Josu (Basque), Iesous (Biblical Greek), Yehoshua, Yeshua (Biblical Hebrew), Iesus, Iosue (Biblical Latin), Jozua (Dutch), Josué (French), Xesús (Galician), Iokua (Hawaiian), Yehoshua (Hebrew), Józsua (Hungarian), Giosuè (Italian), Josué (Portuguese), Jesús, Josué (Spanish), Jesus (Theology), İsa (Turkish)
Joshua Celebrities
Joshua Cox - actor, Joshua Gaines - football player, Joshua Jackson - actor, Joshua Kennedy - soccer player, Joshua Malina - actor, Joshua Reed - actor,
