Joshua (name)

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This article is about the masculine given name "Joshua". For the Biblical figure, see Joshua. For other uses, see Joshua (disambiguation).

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Joshua is a Biblical masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (יהושע), which has a meaning similar to "Yahweh rescues" or "Jehovah is salvation".[1][2][3] As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th Century who have this name are Jewish; likewise, the majority of people having the name "Yehoshua" are Jewish.[citation needed] A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1970's.[citation needed][4]

Joshua
Given Name
Gender male
Meaning "Jehovah is salvation"
Origin Hebrew Yehoshua
Related names Josh, Yehoshua
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Joshua
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United Kingdom

In Northern Ireland, "Joshua" appeared among the top-ten male given names for newborns from 2001–2003.[5] Information from England and Wales from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males.[6] In Scotland, the popularity of "Joshua" has been substantially lower than in the rest of the United Kingdom, appearing at rank 35 in 2000 and rising to rank 22 in 2006.[7][8]

[edit] Instances of use

Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Joshua" or "Josh" or very rarely "Yehoshua" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the names' use.

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WP Anthroponymy notice This page or section lists people with the given name Yehoshua. If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the surname to that link.

Ancient people whose names were certainly rendered in Hebrew are placed here regardless of the actual name currently attributed to them

BCE 6th Century people
BCE 5th Century people
BCE 2nd Century people
1st Century people
3rd Century people
19th Century people
20th Century people

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WP Anthroponymy notice This page or section lists people with the given name Joshua. If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the surname to that link.
14th Century people
16th Century people
17th Century people
18th Century people
19th Century people
20th Century people

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WP Anthroponymy notice This page or section lists people with the given name Josh. If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the surname to that link.
20th Century people

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  1. ^ a b A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament Francis Brown, with S.R. Driver and C.A. Briggs, based on the lexicon of William Gesenius. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 221 & 446
  2. ^ Yehoshua, Yeshua or Yeshu; Which one is the name of Jesus in Hebrew?
  3. ^ a b Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for Yĕhowshuwa` (Strong's 03091)". Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2008. 16 Feb 2008. http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H3091
  4. ^ Note that 'Josh' also appears as a placename in the Book of Mormon, presumably without any relationship to the name 'Joshua' (see Josh and Wikt:Josh). Though it is unclear whether any use of 'Josh' as a given name derives from this meaning, this possibility should be considered.
  5. ^ Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2004-01-02). "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF). Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-17. “(see table 'Top 20 Names 2000-2003')”
  6. ^ Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales. National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics (2007-12-19). Retrieved on 2008-02-17. “(#2 2003–2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)”
  7. ^ Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) - listed alphabetically (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland (2000).
  8. ^ Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) - listed alphabetically (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland (2006-12-18).