Josh - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Josh \j(o)-sh\ is a variant of Joshua (Hebrew), and the meaning of Josh is "Jehovah is salvation".

The baby name Josh sounds like Joash, Ash, Jasha, Josiah and Josia. Other similar baby names are Jose and Joss.

Josh is a very common first name for men (#437 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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