Joshua

Joshua \jos-hua, jo-sh-ua\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Joshua is sometimes used as a short names for girl name. Its pronunciation is JHAA-SHahWah or JHAO-SHWah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Joshua: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Joshua?

Joshua is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning Yahweh is salvation. Biblical name from the elements 'yahweh' name of God ; 'sha' meaning to help, to deliver. Hosea (Hebrew), Iesous (Greek), Jehoschua (Hebrew), Jeschua (Aramaic), Oshea (Hebrew), Yehoshua (Hebrew), and Yeshua (Hebrew) are old forms of Joshua. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by the successor to Moses, who continued to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land. The modern name was found in many forms in the early days; the New Testament name Jesus was directly derived from Iesous, one of the old forms of Joshua. The name was widely adopted by 18th century English speakers and Christian fundamentalists; it was also common among Jews. The name Joshua is used to a great extent; it has 48 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Joshua:

• Politician Joshua Bolten, born 16 August 1954
• Pop Musicians J.C
• Chasez, born Joshua Scott Chasez, 1996, Orlando, Florida.

List of baby names Joshua:

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The baby name Joshua fun facts:

The name Joshua in reverse order is "Auhsoj".

The numerological value of the name Joshua is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Joshua?

Joshua is in the top names in USA.