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'''Joshua''' is a Biblical masculine [[given name]] derived from the [[Hebrew]] ''Yehoshua'' ({{hebrew|יהושע}}), which has a meaning similar to "Yahweh rescues" or "Jehovah is salvation".<ref name="BrownLexicon"/><ref>[http://www.direct.ca/trinity/yehoshua.html Yehoshua, Yeshua or Yeshu; Which one is the name of Jesus in Hebrew?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="BlueLetterBible"/> 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.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} A variant, truncated form of the name, '''Josh''', gained popularity in the United States in the 1970's.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}<ref>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.</ref>
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{{Infobox Given Name Revised| name = Joshua
| caption = ''Joshua and the Israelite people'' by Karolingischer Buchmaler, c.840
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɒ|ʃ|u|ə}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094756/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/joshua?q=Joshua Joshua] at [[Oxford Dictionaries Online]]</ref>
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| gender = male | meaning = "Jehovah is salvation"
| gender = Male
| meaning = "[[YHWH]] is salvation"
| region = | origin = Hebrew ''Yehoshua''
| region = [[Middle East]]
| related names = Josh, Yehoshua
| origin = Hebrew ({{Script/Hebrew|יהושע}} ''Yehoshua'')
| related names = [[Jesus (name)|Jesus]], [[Josué|Josue]], [[Josh]], [[Jason (given name)|Jason]], [[Yeshua]], [[ Joseph (given name)|Joseph]]
| footnotes = <ref name="BrownLexicon">''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</ref><ref name="BlueLetterBible">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</ref>
| footnotes = <ref name="BrownLexicon">''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</ref><ref name="BlueLetterBible">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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306181824/http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H3091 |date=2008-03-06 }}</ref><ref name="BehindTheName">Behind the name – Joshua- feminine form http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/39476</ref>
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'''Joshua''' is a [[given name]] derived from the [[Hebrew]] {{Script/Hebrew|יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎}} ([[Modern Hebrew|Modern:]] ''Yəhōšūaʿ'', [[Tiberian Hebrew|Tiberian:]] ''Yŏhōšūaʿ''),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Khan |first=Geoffrey |title=The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. |publisher=Open Book Publishers |year=2020 |isbn=978-1783746767}}</ref> prominently belonging to [[Joshua]], an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible. The name was a common alternative form of the name {{Script/Hebrew|יֵשׁוּעַ}} (''Yēšūaʿ'') which corresponds to the Greek spelling Ἰησοῦς (''Iesous''), from which, through the Latin ''Iesus'', comes the English spelling [[Jesus]].<ref>{{cite book
| last =Ilan
| first =Tal
| title =Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity Part I: Palestine 330 BCE–200 CE (Texte und Studien zum Antiken Judentum 91)
| publisher =J.C.B. Mohr
| year =2002
| location =Tübingen, Germany
| pages =129}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| last =Stern
| first =David
| title =Jewish New Testament Commentary
| publisher =Jewish New Testament Publications
| year =1992
| location =Clarksville, Maryland
| pages =4–5}}</ref> 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.


==Popularity==
==Popularity==
{{Globalize|date=December 2008}}
===Joshua===
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.<ref>{{cite web
;United Kingdom
|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
In [[Northern Ireland]], "Joshua" appeared among the top-ten male given names for newborns from 2001&ndash;2003.<ref>{{cite press release
| title = Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
|title=Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales
|date=2007-12-19
| publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]]
| date = 2004-01-02 | accessdate = 2008-02-17
|access-date=2008-02-17
|work=National Statistics Online
| url = http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf | format = PDF
|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]
| quote = (see table 'Top 20 Names 2000-2003')
|quote=(#2 2003–2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)
}}</ref> Information from [[England]] and [[Wales]] from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males.<ref>{{cite web
|url-status=dead
| url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522193009/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
| title = Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales | date = 2007-12-19 | accessdate = 2008-02-17
|archive-date=2011-05-22
| work = National Statistics Online | publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]]
}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web
| quote = (#2 2003&ndash;2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)
|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/name5.pdf
}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web
|year=2000
| url = http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/name5.pdf | year = 2000 | accessdate =
| title = Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) - listed alphabetically
|title=Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically
| format = PDF | work = Occasional papers | publisher = [[General Register Office for Scotland]]
|work=Occasional papers
|publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]]
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | accessdate =
| url = http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-06-t2.pdf | date = 2006-12-18
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925184629/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/name5.pdf
|archive-date=2006-09-25
| title = Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) - listed alphabetically
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| format = PDF | work = Occasional papers | publisher = [[General Register Office for Scotland]]
|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-06-t2.pdf
|date=2006-12-18
|title=Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically
|work=Occasional papers
|publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]]
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205945/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-06-t2.pdf
|archive-date=2007-09-27
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


==Instances of use==
==Biblical figures==
*[[Joshua]], leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses
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.
*[[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
===Yehoshua===
{{given name|Yehoshua|nocat}}
''Ancient people whose names were certainly rendered in Hebrew are placed here regardless of the actual name currently attributed to them''
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* [[Joshua the High Priest]]

;BCE 5th Century people
* [[Joshua the Stylite]]

;BCE 2nd Century people
* [[Joshua ben Perachyah]] (given name {{Hebrew|יהושע}} = ''Yehoshua'')

;1st Century people
* [[Joshua ben Hananiah]] (given name {{Hebrew|יהושע}} = ''Yehoshua'') (flourished 70&ndash;c.100 CE)

;3rd Century people
* Israeli: [[Joshua ben Levi]] (flourished c.200&ndash;c.250 CE); birth in the [[Land of Israel]], which roughly maps to modern Israel

;19th Century people
* Lithuanian: [[Yehoshua Leib Diskin]] (1818&ndash;1898)
* Ukranian: [[Yehoshua Rokeach]] (1825&ndash;1894); birth location was under the rule of the Austrian Empire at the time

;20th Century people
* Israeli: [[Yehoshua Sobol]] (born 1939)

===Joshua===
{{given name|Joshua|nocat}}
;14th Century people
* Spain: [[Joshua Lorki]] (born before 1400; flourished c.1400)

;16th Century people
* English: [[Joshua Sylvester]] (1563&ndash;1618)
* French: [[Joshua Caslari]] (flourished 1540&ndash;1560)
* Italian: [[Joshua dei Cantori]] (flourished 1559)
* Polish: [[Joshua Falk]] (1555&ndash;1614)
* Spanish: [[Joshua Boaz ben Simon Baruch]] (died 1557)
* Spanish: [[Gerónimo de Santa Fe]] (flourished 1550&ndash;1620); born "Joshua ha-Lorki", his name was changed upon conversion from Judaism to Christianity to "Ibn Vives Lorki"

;17th Century people
* English: [[Joshua Barnes]] (1654&ndash;1712)
* Irish: [[Joshua Boyle]] (flourished 1640&ndash;1660)
* Lithuanian: [[Joshua Heschel Zoref]] (born 1633)

;18th Century people
* American: [[Joshua Appleby]] (1770&ndash;1846)
* Belarussian: [[Joshua Zeitlin]] (1742&ndash;1822); born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during its decline, in a region that maps to modern Belarus
* English: [[Joshua Reynolds]] (1723&ndash;1792)
* Irish: [[Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen]] (1728&ndash;1816)


==Ancient world==
;19th Century people
:''Ordered chronologically''
* American: [[Joshua A. Lowell]] (1801&ndash;1874)
*[[Joshua ben Perachiah]] (given name {{Script/Hebrew|יהושע}} = ''Yehoshua''), ''Nasi'' (prince) of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BC
* Canadian: [[Joshua Gwillen Doan]] (1811&ndash;1839)
*[[Joshua ben Hananiah]] (given name {{Script/Hebrew|יהושע}} = ''Yehoshua'') (died 131), a ''tanna'' (sage)
* English: [[Joshua A. Norton]] (c.1814&ndash;1880; born in England, immigrated to United States via South Africa)
*[[Joshua ben Levi]], Jewish ''amora'' (scholar) in the first half of the third century
* Irish: [[Joshua Millner]] (1849&ndash;1931)
*[[Joshua the Stylite]], author of a chronicle of the war between the Later Roman Empire and the Persians between 502 and 506
* Lithuanian: [[Joshua Lewinsohn]] (born 1833)
* Welsh: [[Joshua Hughes]] (1807&ndash;1889)


==Medieval period==
;20th Century people
* American: [[Joshua Fishman]] (born 1926)
*[[Joshua Lorki]] (fl. c. 1400), Spanish-Jewish physician
* Australian: [[Joshua Eagle]] (born 1973)
* Canadian: [[Joshua Bartholomew]] (born 1984)
* Dutch: [[Joshua Livestro]] (born 1970)
* English: [[Joshua Chamberlin]] (born 1996)
* Filipino: [[Joshua Dionisio]] (born 1994)
* Ghanan: [[Joshua Clottey]] (born 1977)
* Israeli: [[Joshua Simon]] (living)
* Kenyan: [[Joshua Chelanga]] (born 1973)
* Liberian: [[Joshua Blahyi]] (living)
* Malaysian: [[Joshua Fernandez]] (born 1974)
* Mexican: [[Joshua Ilika Brenner]] (born 1976)
* Nigerian: [[Joshua Dariye]] (born 1957)
* Northern Irish: [[Joshua Cardwell]] (1910&ndash;1982)
* Polish: [[Joshua Neustein]] (born 1940)
* Romanian: [[Joshua Perper]] (born 1932)
* Singaporean: [[Joshua Ang]] (born 1983)
* Slovakian: [[Joshua McDonald]] (living)
* South African: [[Oupa Gqozo]] (born "Joshua Oupa Gqozo" 1952)
* Zimbabwean: [[Joshua Mahaka]] (born 1981)


===Josh===
==Modern era==
===Pre-20th century===
{{given name|Josh|nocat}}
*[[Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen]] (1728–1816), Irish nobleman
;20th Century people
*[[Joshua Barnes]] (1654–1712), English scholar
* American: [[Josh A. Moore]] (born 1980)
*[[Joshua Bates (financier)]] (1788–1864), American international financier
* Canadian: [[Josh Wagenaar]] (born 1985)
*[[Joshua Boaz ben Simon Baruch]] (died 1557), Talmudist in Spain and later Italy
*[[Joshua Boyle (Member of Parliament)|Joshua Boyle]], Irish Member of Parliament in 1641 and 1661
*[[Joshua Harrison Bruce]] (1833-1891), American farmer and politician
*[[Joshua dei Cantori]], Italian converted Jew who attacked the Talmud in 1559
*[[Joshua Caslari]] (fl. 1540–1558), French Jewish liturgical poet
*[[Joshua Chamberlain]] (1828–1914), American brevet major general and professor, awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]
*[[Joshua Clayton]] (1744–1798), American [[Continental Army]] officer, [[List of governors of Delaware|Governor of Delaware]] and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]]
*[[Joshua Cooper (died 1757)]] (c. 1696–1757), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament
*[[Joshua Cooper (1732–1800)]], Irish landowner and Member of Parliament
*[[Joshua Edward Cooper]] (c. 1761–1837), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament
*[[Joshua Gwillen Doan]] (1811–1839), farmer and tanner who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837
*[[Joshua Evans (Quaker minister)]] (1731–1798), American Quaker minister, journalist, and abolitionist
*[[Joshua Evans Jr.]] (1777–1849), American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
*[[Joshua Falk]] (1555–1614), Polish [[Halakha|Halakhist]] and [[Talmud|Talmudist]]
*[[Joshua Fisher (merchant)]] (1707–1783), American nautical mapmaker
*[[Joshua Beal Ferris]] (1804–1886), American politician and US House Representative
*[[Joshua Fry]] (1699–1754), early American mapmaker
*[[Joshua Gilpin]] (1765-1841), American paper manufacturer
*[[Joshua B. Howell]], (1806–1864) American (Union) Civil War officer
*[[Joshua Hughes (bishop)|Joshua Hughes]] (1807–1889), Welsh Anglican bishop
*[[Joshua Johnson (painter)]] (1763–1824), American painter
*[[Joshua Lewinsohn]] (1833–?), Lithuanian Jewish teacher and writer
*[[Joshua A. Lowell]] (1801–1874), American politician
*[[Joshua Millner]] (1849–1931), Irish Olympic shooter
* Joshua Abraham Norton (1818–1880), "[[Emperor Norton]]", English-born American immigrant who proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States
*[[Joshua T. Owen]] (1822–1887), American (Union) Civil War brigadier general
*[[Joshua C. Pierce]] (1830-1904), American businessman and politician
*[[Joshua Reynolds]] (1723–1792), English painter, particularly of portraits
*[[Joshua W. Sill]] (1831–1862), American (Union) Civil War brigadier general
*[[Joshua Slocum]] (1844–1909), Canadian-American seaman, first man to sail solo around the world
*[[Joshua Zeitlin]] (1742–1822), rabbinical scholar and philanthropist born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Belarus)
*[[Joshua Heschel Zoref]] (1633–1700), ascetic and an important figure in the Lithuanian Sabbatean movement


===Pseudonyms and stage names===
===20th and 21st centuries===
*[[Josh Allen (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* American: [[Josh Culbreath]] (born "Joshua" 1932)
*[[Joshua Ang]] (born 1989), Singaporean film actor
* English: [[Josh Cooper (cryptographer)]] (born "Joshua" 1901&ndash;1981)
*[[Josh Barnett]] (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
*[[Joshua Bartholomew]] (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and producer
*[[Joshua Bassett]] (born 2000), American actor and singer
*[[Josh Beckett]] (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Joshua Bell]] (born 1967), American violinist and conductor
*[[Joshua Bloch]] (born 1961), American software engineer and author
*[[Zerkaa]] (born Joshua Bradley, 1992), British YouTuber, part of The Sidemen
*[[Joshua Ilika Brenner]] (born 1976), Mexican swimmer
*[[Joshua Brillante]] (born 1993), Australian footballer
*[[Josh Brolin]] (born 1968), American actor
*[[Joshua Cardwell]] (1910–1982), politician in Northern Ireland
*[[Joshua Cephus]] (born 2001), American football player
*[[Joshua Chelanga]] (born 1973), Kenyan long-distance runner
*[[Joshua Christie]] (born 2001), Jamaican chess player
*[[Joshua Clottey]] (born 1977), Ghanaian professional boxer and former IBF welterweight champion
*[[Josh Cooper (cryptographer)]] (1901–1981), British cryptographer
*[[Josh Cooper (defensive end)]] (born 1980), American football player, formerly in the National Football League
*[[Josh Culbreath]] (1932–2021), American hurdler
*[[Josh Dallas]] (born 1978), American actor
*[[Joshua Dariye]] (born 1957), Nigerian politician
*[[Joshua Dela Cruz]] (born 1989), American actor and host in ''[[Blue's Clues & You!]]
*[[Joshua Dionisio]] (born 1994), Filipino actor
*[[Joshua Dobbs]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Josh Donaldson]] (born 1985), American Major League Baseball player
*[[Joshua Donovan]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Josh Duggar]] (born 1988), American reality TV participant and political activist
*[[Josh Duhamel]] (born 1972), American actor and former model
*[[Josh Dun]] (born 1988), American drummer, member of the band Twenty One Pilots
*[[Joshua Eagle]] (born 1973), Australian tennis coach and former player
*[[Joshua Ezeudu]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Joshua Farmer]], American football player
*[[Joshua Fishman]] (1926–2015), American linguist
*[[Joshua Fox]] (born 1994), Fijian basketball player
*[[Joshua Frazier]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Josh Gad]] (born 1981), American actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer
*[[Joshua Garcia]] (born 1997), Filipino actor and model
*[[Josh Gibson]] (1911–1947), American Negro league baseball catcher
*[[Josh Gordon]] (born 1991), American football player, formerly in the National Football League
*[[Joshua Green (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Josh Groban]] (born 1981), American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer
*[[Josh Guyer]] (born 1994), Australian professional baseball player
*[[Josh Hader]] (born 1994), American Major League Baseball player
*[[Josh Hamilton]] (born 1981), American former Major League Baseball player
*[[Joshua Harrison]] (born 1995), Australian racing cyclist
*[[Josh Hartnett]] (born 1978), American actor and movie producer
*[[Joshua Holsey]] (born 1994), American football player
*[[Josh Homme]] (born 1973), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor
*[[Joshua (singer)]] (born Joshua Hong, 1995), American singer, member of K-pop group Seventeen
*[[Josh Howard]] (born 1980), American basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association
*[[Josh Hutcherson]] (born 1992), American actor
*[[Joshua Jackson]] (born 1978), Canadian-American actor
*[[Josh Jobe]] (born 1998), American football player
*[[Joshua Jones (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Josh Jasper]] (born 1987), American football player
*[[Joshua Caleb Johnson]], American actor
*[[Joshua Johnson (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Joshua Kaindoh]] (born 1998), American football player
*[[Joshua Kalu]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Joshua Karty]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[Joshua Kelley]] (born 1997), American football player
*[[Joshua Kennedy]] (born 1982), Australian former soccer player
*[[Joshua Kimmich]] (born 1995), German footballer
*[[Josh Kronfeld]] (born 1971), New Zealand former rugby union flanker
*[[Joshua Kuroda-Grauer]] (born 2003), American baseball player
*[[Joshua Livestro]] (born 1970), Dutch columnist and political writer
*[[Josh Mahoney]] (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
*[[Josh McDaniels]] (born 1976), American National Football League offensive coordinator and former head coach
*[[Joshua Meggers]] (born 1980), American politician
*[[Joshua Miles (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Josh Morris (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Josh Mostel]] (born 1946), American actor
*[[Joshua Neustein]] (born 1940), Polish-born American visual artist
*[[Joshua Onujiogu]] (born 1998), American football player
*[[Joshua Owusu]] (born 1948), Ghanaian retired triple jumper and long jumper
*[[Joshua Palacios]] (born 1995), American professional baseball player
*[[Josh Peck]] (born 1986), American actor
*[[Josh Pence]] (born 1982), American actor
*[[Joshua Perper]] (1932–2021), Romanian-born American forensic pathologist and toxicologist
*[[Joshua Pryor]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Joshua Radin]] (born 1974), American singer-songwriter
*[[Josh Radnor]] (born 1974), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
*[[Joshua Rush]] (born 2001), American actor
*[[Josh Satin]] (born 1984), American former Major League Baseball player
*[[Josh Server]] (born 1979), American actor and comedian
*[[Joshua Simon]] (born 1979), Israeli art curator, writer and filmmaker
*[[Joshua Smith (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Josh Thomas (comedian)]] (born 1987), Australian comedian, actor and writer
*[[Josh Tordjman]] (born 1985), Canadian hockey goaltender
*[[Josh Wagenaar]] (born 1985), Canadian former soccer player
*[[Joshua Ward-Hibbert]] (born 1994), British basketball player and former tennis player
*[[Joshua Wheeler]] (born 1975), American Delta Force Operator, first American service member killed in action while fighting ISIS
*[[Josh Whitesell]] (born 1982), American former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player
*[[Joshua Wong]] (born 1996), Hong Kong activist and politician
*[[Josh Widdicombe]], English stand-up comedian and presenter
*[[Josh Wilcox]] (born 1974), American former National Football League player
*Joshua Wilkerson (1992–2010), American [[Murder of Joshua Wilkerson|murdered]] student
*[[Joshua Williams (musician)]] (born 1974), American drummer
*[[Joshua Youngblood]] (born 2001), American football player
*[[Josh Zeid]] (born 1987), American baseball pitcher, formerly in Major League Baseball


===Fictional characters===
==Fictional characters==
*[[Josh Bauer (24)]], a minor character in season 6 of the American television series ''24''
* American television: [[Josh Bauer]] (debut 2007)
*Joshua Burgin, a recurring character who dated [[Rachel Green]] in the fourth season of the sitcom ''[[Friends]]''
* American novels: [[Joshua Deets]] (debut 1985)
*Joshua Christopher, in the anime ''[[Chrono Crusade]]''
* American comics: [[Joshua Clay]] (debut 1977)
*[[Joshua Clay]] (debut 1977), DC Comics superhero Tempest
* Japanese anime/manga: [[Joshua Christopher]]
*[[Joshua Deets]] (debut 1985), a recurring character in the ''Lonesome Dove'' American novel series
* Welsh television: [[Joshua Jones (TV series)]] (1991&ndash;1992)
*Joshua Giraffe, a song by Raffi from his 1980 album: ''[[Baby Beluga]]''
*Joshua, a computer from ''[[WarGames]]''
*Joshua, a character who is [[Jake the Dog]]’s father in the TV series ''Adventure Time''
*Joshua Graham, a central character in the Honest Hearts expansion of [[Fallout: New Vegas]]
*[[Josh Lyman]] (1999–2006), in the American television series ''[[The West Wing]]''
*[[List of Dark Angel characters|Joshua]], in the TV series ''Dark Angel''
*Dr. Josh Nichols, a character from ''[[Brilliant Minds]]''
*Joshua Waits, a main protagonist of the film ''[[Troll 2]]''
* Joshua Bright, a main character in the video game ''[[The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky]]''
*Joshua "Josh" Washington, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game ''[[Until Dawn]]''
*Joshua "Josh" Faraday, one from titular characters from remake of western ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)]]''
*Joshua "Josh" Matthews, a recurring character in the American TV series ''[[Girl Meets World]]''
*Josh Wilcox, a recurring ex boyfriend of Maddie Rooney in the Disney Channel series ''[[Liv and Maddie]]''
*Josh Wheeler, main character in the 2019 Netflix series ''[[Daybreak (2019 TV series)|Daybreak]]''


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Josh (disambiguation)]]
* [[Joshua]], information on the Biblical figure
*[[Yehoshua (disambiguation)]]
* [[Josh]] and [[Yehoshua]], disambiguation pages
* [[Yehoshua (surname)]]
*[[Jesus (name)]]
*[[Josuah Sylvester]] (1563–1618), English poet


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the given name. For people with the surname, see Joshua (surname).
Not to be confused with Josiah (given name) or Joseph.
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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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. The name was a common alternative form of the name 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.

Popularity

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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

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  • 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

Ancient world

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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

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Modern era

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Pre-20th century

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20th and 21st centuries

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Joshua at Oxford Dictionaries Online
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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 Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Behind the name – Joshua- feminine form http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/39476
  5. ^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
  6. ^ Ilan, Tal (2002). Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity Part I: Palestine 330 BCE–200 CE (Texte und Studien zum Antiken Judentum 91). Tübingen, Germany: J.C.B. Mohr. p. 129.
  7. ^ Stern, David (1992). Jewish New Testament Commentary. Clarksville, Maryland: Jewish New Testament Publications. pp. 4–5.
  8. ^ "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. 2007-12-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-02-17. (#2 2003–2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)
  9. ^ "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-25.
  10. ^ "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2006-12-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
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