Given name

Yosh

“God is salvation”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

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

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

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

Explained through its name family

The story

Yosh 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

Yosh’s family of names

Yosh has a related form in Yushua.

Walk Yosh’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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

Biblical

Yosype

“God will add”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Yosipe

“God will add”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Åns

Åns is a masculine given name from Middle Low German, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polabian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

yūnis

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

İlyas

İlyas is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Yoshuah

“God is salvation”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Biblical

Adaś

“man” · “of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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