Joshua
BoyOrigin: Hebrew · English
Meaning
“God is salvation”
Cultural Notes
From Hebrew Yehoshua, 'God is salvation', of which Yeshua (Jesus) is a later form; Joshua succeeded Moses, and the name was a US top-ten boys' name from the late 1970s to about 2010.
Popularity
Rarity: common
Peak decade: 1990s
Community likes: 0
Famous People Named Joshua
- Joshua Reynolds, Josh Groban, Joshua Jackson
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