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 [ 3 syll. jos-hua, jo-sh-ua ] The boy name Joshua is pronounced as JHAASHuwah KEY. Joshua is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The meaning of the name is Yahweh is salvation. Biblical name from the words '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. Joshua has 19 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Joshua used in English include Jesus (also used in Spanish, German, and Portuguese) and Yoshua. The short form Josh is another English variant. Foreign variant forms of the name include Giosia (Italian), Giosue (Italian), Giosuè (Italian), Iokua (Hawaiian), Iosua (Romanian), Jesús (Spanish), Joaquim (Portuguese), Joaquin (Spanish), Joschua (German), Josua (German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian), Josue (French and Spanish), Jozsua (Hungarian), Yehoshua (Yiddish), Yeshua (Hebrew and Yiddish), and Yushua (Arabic). Another foreign form is the variant spelling Jeshua (Hebrew). See also the related form, Falk (Hebrew, Yiddish, and German). Joshua is very popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity jumped from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1985, 2.195% of baby boys were given the name Joshua. It was #4 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a fall in popularity since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.880% and its ranking #4, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its family. In 2008, Joshua was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Jesus (Spanish, English, German, and Portuguese). The name Joshua has primarily been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the last century. In 1989, 202 times as many boys than girls were given the name Joshua. Baby names that sound like Joshua include Jakow (Russian), Jasio (Polish), Jesaja (German), Jeshua (Hebrew), Jesuso (Spanish), Joahas (German), Joahaz (English), Joesiah (English), Joschua (German), Josiah (English), Josias (English and German), Josua (German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian), Jozsua (Hungarian), Giosia (Italian), Giosue (Italian), Giosuè (Italian), Jacee (English), Jacey (English), Jaci (English), and Jacie (English). Details of famous persons named Joshua: KEY: Pronunciation for Joshua: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
