Joshua (name)

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Joshua is a given name derived from the Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ (Modern: Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšūaʿ),[5] prominently belonging to Joshua, an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible. In later periods, a common alternative form of the name was Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ‎, Yēšūaʿ‍) which corresponds to the Greek spelling Ἰησοῦς (Iesous), from which, through the Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus.[6][7] As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name were Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1920s.

Pronunciation/ˈdʒɒʃuə/[1]
GenderMale
Word/nameHebrew (יהושע‎ Yehoshua)
Meaning"YHWH is salvation"
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Joshua (name)
Joshua and the Israelite people by Karolingischer Buchmaler, c.840
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɒʃuə/[1]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew (יהושע‎ Yehoshua)
Meaning"YHWH is salvation"
Region of originMiddle East
Other names
Related namesJesus, Josue, Josh, Jason, Yeshua, Joseph
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Popularity

Information from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males.[8] 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.[9][10]

Biblical figures

  • Joshua, leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses
  • Jesus, known in his own tongue as Yeshua, an Aramaic form of Yehoshua (Joshua)
  • Joshua the High Priest, High Priest ca. 515–490 BC after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity
  • Joshua, aka Jose or Jesus, was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim. Joshua's name is sometimes translated as Jesus.[11] He is also the father of Er and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.

Ancient world

Ordered chronologically
  • Joshua ben Perachiah (given name יהושע‎ = Yehoshua), Nasi (prince) of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BC
  • Joshua ben Hananiah (given name יהושע‎ = Yehoshua) (died 131), a tanna (sage)
  • Joshua ben Levi, Jewish amora (scholar) in the first half of the third century
  • Joshua the Stylite, author of a chronicle of the war between the Later Roman Empire and the Persians between 502 and 506

Medieval period

Modern era

Pre-20th century

20th and 21st centuries

Fictional characters

  • Josh Bauer (24), a minor character in season 6 of the American television series 24
  • Joshua Bright, a main character in the video game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
  • Joshua Burgin, a recurring character who dated Rachel Green in the fourth season of the sitcom Friends
  • Joshua Christopher, in the anime Chrono Crusade
  • Joshua Clay, a DC Comics character also known as Tempest
  • Joshua Deets, a recurring character in the Lonesome Dove American novel series
  • Joshua Cairn, the main character and antagonist in the 2007 movie Joshua
  • Joshua "Josh" Faraday, one from titular characters from remake of western The Magnificent Seven
  • Joshua Foley, Marvel Comics character also known as Elixir
  • Joshua Graham, a central character in the Honest Hearts expansion of Fallout: New Vegas
  • Joshua Giraffe, a song by Raffi from his 1980 album Baby Beluga
  • Josh Goodwin, from the British soap opera EastEnders
  • Josh Lyman, a character in the American television series The West Wing
  • Joshua "Josh" Matthews, a recurring character in the American TV series Girl Meets World
  • Dr. Josh Nichols, a character from Brilliant Minds
  • Joshua Waits, a main protagonist of the film Troll 2
  • Joshua "Josh" Washington, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game Until Dawn
  • Josh Wheeler, main character in the 2019 Netflix series Daybreak
  • Josh Wilcox, a recurring ex boyfriend of Maddie Rooney in the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie
  • Joshua, a computer from WarGames
  • Joshua, a character who is Jake the Dog's father in the TV series Adventure Time
  • Joshua, in the TV series Dark Angel

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