Joshua (name)
Joshua is a Biblical masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (Template:Hebrew), 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]
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew Yehoshua |
| Meaning | "Jehovah is salvation" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Josh, Yehoshua |
| [1][3] | |
Popularity
Joshua
- 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]
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.
Yehoshua
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- BCE 5th Century people
- BCE 2nd Century people
- Joshua ben Perachyah (given name Template:Hebrew = Yehoshua)
- 1st Century people
- Joshua ben Hananiah (given name Template:Hebrew = Yehoshua) (flourished 70–c.100 CE)
- 3rd Century people
- Israeli: Joshua ben Levi (flourished c.200–c.250 CE); birth in the Land of Israel, which roughly maps to modern Israel
- 19th Century people
- Lithuanian: Yehoshua Leib Diskin (1818–1898)
- Ukranian: Yehoshua Rokeach (1825–1894); birth location was under the rule of the Austrian Empire at the time
- 20th Century people
- Israeli: Yehoshua Sobol (born 1939)
Joshua
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- 14th Century people
- Spain: Joshua Lorki (born before 1400; flourished c.1400)
- 16th Century people
- English: Joshua Sylvester (1563–1618)
- French: Joshua Caslari (flourished 1540–1560)
- Italian: Joshua dei Cantori (flourished 1559)
- Polish: Joshua Falk (1555–1614)
- Spanish: Joshua Boaz ben Simon Baruch (died 1557)
- Spanish: Gerónimo de Santa Fe (flourished 1550–1620); born "Joshua ha-Lorki", his name was changed upon conversion from Judaism to Christianity to "Ibn Vives Lorki"
- 17th Century people
- English: Joshua Barnes (1654–1712)
- Irish: Joshua Boyle (flourished 1640–1660)
- Lithuanian: Joshua Heschel Zoref (born 1633)
- 18th Century people
- American: Joshua Appleby (1770–1846)
- Belarussian: Joshua Zeitlin (1742–1822); born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during its decline, in a region that maps to modern Belarus
- English: Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)
- Irish: Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen (1728–1816)
- 19th Century people
- American: Joshua A. Lowell (1801–1874)
- Canadian: Joshua Gwillen Doan (1811–1839)
- English: Joshua A. Norton (c.1814–1880; born in England, immigrated to United States via South Africa)
- Irish: Joshua Millner (1849–1931)
- Lithuanian: Joshua Lewinsohn (born 1833)
- Welsh: Joshua Hughes (1807–1889)
- 20th Century people
- American: Joshua Fishman (born 1926)
- 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 (1910–1982)
- 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
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- 20th Century people
- American: Josh A. Moore (born 1980)
- Canadian: Josh Wagenaar (born 1985)
Pseudonyms and stage names
- American: Josh Culbreath (born "Joshua" 1932)
- English: Josh Cooper (cryptographer) (born "Joshua" 1901–1981)
Fictional characters
- American television: Josh Bauer (debut 2007)
- American novels: Joshua Deets (debut 1985)
- American comics: Joshua Clay (debut 1977)
- Japanese anime/manga: Joshua Christopher
- Welsh television: Joshua Jones (TV series) (1991–1992)
See also
- Joshua, information on the Biblical figure
- Josh and Yehoshua, disambiguation pages
- Yehoshua (surname)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Yehoshua, Yeshua or Yeshu; Which one is the name of Jesus in Hebrew?
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
(see table 'Top 20 Names 2000-2003')
- ^ "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
(#2 2003–2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)
- ^ "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) - listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2000.
- ^ "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) - listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2006-12-18.