Given name

Yoshuah

“God is salvation”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

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

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

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

Explained through its name family

The story

Yoshuah 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

Yoshuah’s family of names

Yoshuah has a related form in Yushua.

Walk Yoshuah’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 Yoshuah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Abishua

“the father is salvation” · “father of riches”

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

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

Ĭōắnnā

“God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

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Bible · Biblical

Irāia

Irāia is a masculine given name from Bible. It is used in Māori.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Ìlija

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Emmuna

“God is with us”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Uzia

“power of Yahweh (God)” · “The Lord is my strength”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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