Given name · Aramaic · Hebrew
ישוע
ישוע (yeshúa) is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Hebrew and Aramaic.
Aramaic and HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ישוע’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, ישוע shares a linguistic root with the Classical Syriac form ܝܫܘܥ. In Hebrew usage, ישוע has a related form in Joshua. In Hebrew usage, ישוע has a related form in Jesus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ישוע has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
10 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Yehoshuaequivalent
- イエスJapanese
- Chesúsderivative · Aragonese
- Jesúsderivative · Spanish
- Gesùequivalent
- יֵשׁוּעַhas masculine form
- Koineequivalent
- Biblicalequivalent
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People named ישוע
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Similar names
If you love ישוע, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Aarón
“enlightener”
>99% boys
Ahasbai
“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”
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Gemalli
“pertaining to the camel” · “pertaining to investing”
>99% boys
Noè
Noè is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Italian.
>99% boys
Benjamina
“child of my right hand” · “son of the right hand”
95% boys · 5% girls
Jorkeam
“green people” · “grasslike folks”
>99% boys
Rehoboam
“the people are enlarged” · “people of width”
>99% boys
Shelesh
“triad” · “third”
>99% boys