Name: Joshua
Gender: Male
Usage: Joshua, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Joshua are in general originating from Australia, France, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Joshua is: God rescues, Jehovah saves.
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Numerology of the first name Joshua: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 2. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: cooperative, sensitive, adaptive, passive, diplomatic, peaceful, warm.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Diplomatic, Sensitive
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Joshua is ranked on the 105th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 4639200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.064% of the population. The name Joshua has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Joshua for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Joshua is a Biblical given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (יהושע). The name was a common alternative form of the name יֵשׁוּעַ – yēšūă which corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous, from which, through the Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus.
As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name are Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s.
Biblical name (meaning ‘God is salvation’ in Hebrew) borne by the Israelite leader who took command of the children of Israel after the death of Moses and led them, after many battles, to take possession of the promised land. Other forms of his name include Hebrew Yehoshua(h), Yeshua, Hosea, Oshea, and Greek Iēsos (Jesus). The name is very popular among Jews, and was also favoured by the Puritans and Nonconformists.
Cognates: Dutch: Jozua. Italian: Giosuè.
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