Given name

Yehoshuah

“God is salvation”

Yehoshuah is a variant of Yushua. In Arabic use, Yushua carries the interpretation “God is salvation.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Yehoshuah is a variant of Yushua. In Arabic use, Yushua carries the interpretation “God is salvation.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Yehoshuah connects to the Joshua name family through Yushua. An origin associated with Joshua is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Yehoshuah connects to the Joshua name family through Yushua. The history of Joshua gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Joshua is the name of the Israelite leader.

Explained through its name family

Yehoshuah’s family of names

Yehoshuah has a related form in Yushua.

Walk Yehoshuah’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Yehoshuah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical

Yoshuah

“God is salvation”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Biblical

Ilepsea

“she is my delight”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Yekezkel

“strengthened by God”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Adamiah

“of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Igdaliah

“great is Yah” · “Yah makes great”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Emmuna

“God is with us”

No U.S. birth series

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Maori · Biblical

Ihaka

“full of laughter”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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