Given name & surname

Iosue

Iosue is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Iosue comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa').

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Iosue’s family of names

In Latin usage, Iosue has a conventional equivalent in the German form Josua. In Latin usage, Iosue has a conventional equivalent in the French form Josué. In Latin usage, Iosue has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form JOZUE.

Walk Iosue’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Iosue has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.

Biblical Hebrew

3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Isaïe

“Yahweh is salvation”

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Eòsaph

“may he add”

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Yusufu

“to add”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

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Assuero

“ruler among kings”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Eliseus

Eliseus is a given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

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Iacobus

“May He Heel”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Iosue’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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