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What does Joshua mean?
Joshua 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced JOSH-yoo-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Joshua is "Jehovah is salvation". Short form of Jehoshua. Biblical: Joshua was an attendant and helper to Moses during the Israelites' 40-year trek through the Sinai wilderness. He was appointed by God to lead the Israelites after the death of Moses. Painter Joshua Reynolds; director Joshua Logan; actors Josh Lucas, Josh Hartnett.
STARTS WITH Jo-
ASSOCIATED WITH biblical
Variations
VARIANTS Jehoshua, Josh▼, Joshuah, Joss, Josua, Josue▲, Joushua, Jozua, Yehoshua
SEE ALSO Hosea, Jason, Jesse, Jesus, Zachary
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joshua Neal (J.N.), ..
How popular is Joshua?
Joshua is a very prominent first name for males (#38 out of 1220, Top 3%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#10344 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Joshua reached its peak rank of #3 in the U.S. in 2006, and is currently at #41. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Jason (#100 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Zachary (#109), Jesus (#148), Jesse (#185), Josue (#225), Josh (#1514), Hosea, Joshuah, Josua and Yehoshua are the prominent related forms of Joshua (#41) listed in the Top 2000. These forms of Joshua were at the height of their popularity 4 decades ago (USAGE OF 4.94%) and are now significantly less conventional (USAGE 1.18%, ▼76.1%). Jesse has historically been the top pick of parents, though Josue has become popular as well, while versions like Hosea have become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Joshua▼ is alike in pronunciation to Jascha and Jasha. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Hoshea, Jasun, Jehu, Jesous, Jessup, Joash, Johan▲, Johar, John▼, Johnn, Johon, Jona, Jose▼, Josef, Josep, Joseph▼, Josephus, Josia, Josiah▲, Josias, Josif, Josip, Joslin, Josquin, Joszef, Jotham, Justus▲ and Nashua. These names tend to be less frequently used than Joshua.
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