Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish
יהושע
“YHWH (Yahweh)”
יהושע (y'hoshúa) is a masculine given name, possibly from Hebrew and perhaps meaning “YHWH (Yahweh).” It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
Possibly from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
יהושע’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, יהושע has a diminutive in שיִע. In Hebrew usage, יהושע has a later derivative in Josué. In English usage, יהושע has a related form in Jesus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
יהושע has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere יהושע comes from · 3 names
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named יהושע
- Joshua ben Hananiahlate 1st/early 2nd century Jewish tanna and sage50
- Yehoshua SagiIsraeli general, politician and diplomat (1933–2021)
- Jesus, son of Fabus1st century BCE Jewish High priest100 BC
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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