Given name
Yushua
“God is salvation”·“God . is salvation”
Yushua is a form of Joshua. Interpretations include “God . is salvation” (Hebrew) and “God is salvation” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Yushua carries the interpretation “God is salvation.” Yushua is a form of Joshua. Interpretations include “God . is salvation” (Hebrew) and “God is salvation” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Yushua is used as a form of Joshua.
The story
Yushua is a form of Joshua. 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
Yushua’s family of names
Yushua is a form of Joshua. Yushua has a related form in Yehoshua. Yushua has a related form in Yoshua.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Yehoshuavariant
- Yoshuavariant
- Yehoshuahvariant
- Yosuahvariant
- Yosuavariant
- Yusuahvariant
- Yusuavariant
- Yoshevariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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