Joshua (name)

Joshua is a given name derived from the Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎‎ (Modern: Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšūaʿ),[5] prominently belonging to Joshua, an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible. The name was a common alternative form of the name יֵשׁוּעַ‎ (Yēšūaʿ) which corresponds to the Greek spelling Ἰησοῦς (Iesous), from which, through the Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus.[6][7] As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name were Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1920s.

Joshua (name)
Joshua and the Israelite people by Karolingischer Buchmaler, c.840
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɒʃuə/[1]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew (יהושע‎ Yehoshua)
Meaning"YHWH is salvation"
Region of originMiddle East
Other names
Related namesJesus, Josue, Josh, Jason, Yeshua, Joseph
[2][3][4]

Popularity

Information from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males.[8] In Scotland, the popularity of "Joshua" has been substantially lower than in the rest of the United Kingdom, appearing at rank 35 in 2000 and rising to rank 22 in 2006.[9][10]

Biblical figures
  • Joshua, leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses
  • Jesus, known in his own tongue as Yeshua, an Aramaic form of Yehoshua (Joshua)
  • Joshua the High Priest, High Priest ca. 515–490 BC after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity

Ancient world
Ordered chronologically
  • Joshua ben Perachiah (given name יהושע‎ = Yehoshua), Nasi (prince) of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BC
  • Joshua ben Hananiah (given name יהושע‎ = Yehoshua) (died 131), a tanna (sage)
  • Joshua ben Levi, Jewish amora (scholar) in the first half of the third century
  • Joshua the Stylite, author of a chronicle of the war between the Later Roman Empire and the Persians between 502 and 506

Medieval period
  • Joshua Lorki (fl. c. 1400), Spanish-Jewish physician

Modern era

Pre-20th century
  • Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen (1728–1816), Irish nobleman
  • Joshua Barnes (1654–1712), English scholar
  • Joshua Bates (financier) (1788–1864), American international financier
  • Joshua Boaz ben Simon Baruch (died 1557), Talmudist in Spain and later Italy
  • Joshua Boyle, Irish Member of Parliament in 1641 and 1661
  • Joshua Harrison Bruce (1833-1891), American farmer and politician
  • Joshua dei Cantori, Italian converted Jew who attacked the Talmud in 1559
  • Joshua Caslari (fl. 1540–1558), French Jewish liturgical poet
  • Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914), American brevet major general and professor, awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Gettysburg
  • Joshua Clayton (1744–1798), American Continental Army officer, Governor of Delaware and U.S. Senator
  • Joshua Cooper (died 1757) (c. 1696–1757), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament
  • Joshua Cooper (1732–1800), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament
  • Joshua Edward Cooper (c. 1761–1837), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament
  • Joshua Gwillen Doan (1811–1839), farmer and tanner who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837
  • Joshua Evans (Quaker minister) (1731–1798), American Quaker minister, journalist, and abolitionist
  • Joshua Evans Jr. (1777–1849), American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Joshua Falk (1555–1614), Polish Halakhist and Talmudist
  • Joshua Fisher (merchant) (1707–1783), American nautical mapmaker
  • Joshua Beal Ferris (1804–1886), American politician and US House Representative
  • Joshua Fry (1699–1754), early American mapmaker
  • Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841), American paper manufacturer
  • Joshua B. Howell, (1806–1864) American (Union) Civil War officer
  • Joshua Hughes (1807–1889), Welsh Anglican bishop
  • Joshua Johnson (painter) (1763–1824), American painter
  • Joshua Lewinsohn (1833–?), Lithuanian Jewish teacher and writer
  • Joshua A. Lowell (1801–1874), American politician
  • Joshua Millner (1849–1931), Irish Olympic shooter
  • Joshua Abraham Norton (1818–1880), "Emperor Norton", English-born American immigrant who proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States
  • Joshua T. Owen (1822–1887), American (Union) Civil War brigadier general
  • Joshua C. Pierce (1830-1904), American businessman and politician
  • Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), English painter, particularly of portraits
  • Joshua W. Sill (1831–1862), American (Union) Civil War brigadier general
  • Joshua Slocum (1844–1909), Canadian-American seaman, first man to sail solo around the world
  • Joshua Zeitlin (1742–1822), rabbinical scholar and philanthropist born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Belarus)
  • Joshua Heschel Zoref (1633–1700), ascetic and an important figure in the Lithuanian Sabbatean movement

20th and 21st centuries
  • Josh Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joshua Ang (born 1989), Singaporean film actor
  • Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
  • Joshua Bartholomew (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and producer
  • Joshua Bassett (actor) (born 2000), American actor and singer
  • Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Joshua Bell (born 1967), American violinist and conductor
  • Joshua Bloch (born 1961), American software engineer and author
  • Joshua Bradley (born 1992), British YouTuber (known online as Zerkaa), part of The Sidemen
  • Joshua Ilika Brenner (born 1976), Mexican swimmer
  • Joshua Brillante (born 1993), Australian footballer
  • Josh Brolin (born 1968), American actor
  • Joshua Cardwell (1910–1982), politician in Northern Ireland
  • Joshua Chelanga (born 1973), Kenyan long-distance runner
  • Joshua Clottey (born 1977), Ghanaian professional boxer and former IBF welterweight champion
  • Josh Cooper (cryptographer) (1901–1981), British cryptographer
  • Josh Cooper (defensive end) (born 1980), American football player, formerly in the National Football League
  • Josh Culbreath (1932–2021), American hurdler
  • Josh Dallas, American actor, who portrayed a main character in Once Upon A Time and Manifest
  • Joshua Dariye (born 1957), Nigerian politician
  • Joshua Dionisio (born 1994), Filipino actor
  • Joshua Dobbs (born 1995), American football player
  • Josh Donaldson (born 1985), American Major League Baseball player
  • Josh Duggar (born 1988), American reality TV participant and political activist
  • Josh Duhamel (born 1972), American actor and former model
  • Josh Dun (born 1988), American drummer, currently in the band Twenty One Pilots
  • Joshua Eagle (born 1973), Australian tennis coach and former player
  • Joshua Ezeudu (born 1999), American football player
  • Joshua Fishman (1926–2015), American linguist
  • Joshua Fox (born 1994), Fijian basketball player
  • Joshua Frazier (born 1995), American football player
  • Josh Gad (born 1981), American actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer
  • Joshua Garcia (born 1997), Filipino actor and model
  • Josh Gibson (1911–1947), American Negro league baseball catcher
  • Josh Gordon (born 1991), American football player, formerly in the National Football League
  • Joshua Green (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Groban (born 1981), American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer
  • Joshua Guyer (born 1994), Australian professional baseball player
  • Josh Hader (born 1994), American Major League Baseball player
  • Josh Hamilton (born 1981), American former Major League Baseball player
  • Joshua Harrison (born 1995), Australian racing cyclist
  • Josh Hartnett (born 1978), American actor and movie producer
  • Joshua Holsey (born 1994), American football player
  • Josh Homme (born 1973), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor
  • Josh Howard (born 1980), American basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association
  • Josh Hutcherson (born 1992), American actor
  • Joshua Jackson (born 1978), Canadian-American actor
  • Josh Jobe (born 1998), American football player
  • Joshua Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Jasper (born 1987), All-American college football placekicker
  • Joshua Caleb Johnson, American actor
  • Joshua Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joshua Kaindoh (born 1998), American football player
  • Joshua Kalu (born 1995), American football player
  • Joshua Karty, American football player
  • Joshua Kelley (born 1997), American football player
  • Joshua Kennedy (born 1982), Australian former soccer player
  • Joshua Kimmich (born 1995), German footballer
  • Josh Kronfeld (born 1971), New Zealand former rugby union flanker
  • Joshua Livestro (born 1970), Dutch columnist and political writer
  • Josh Mahoney (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
  • Josh McDaniels (born 1976), American National Football League offensive coordinator and former head coach
  • Joshua Meggers (born 1980), American politician
  • Joshua Miles (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Mostel (born 1946), American actor
  • Joshua Neustein (born 1940), Polish-born American visual artist
  • Joshua Onujiogu (born 1998), American football player
  • Joshua Owusu (born 1948), Ghanaian retired triple jumper and long jumper
  • Joshua Palacios (born 1995), American professional baseball player
  • Josh Peck (born 1986), American actor
  • Josh Pence (born 1982), American actor
  • Joshua Perper (1932–2021), Romanian-born American forensic pathologist and toxicologist
  • Joshua Pryor (born 1999), American football player
  • Joshua Radin (born 1974), American singer-songwriter
  • Josh Radnor (born 1974), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
  • Joshua Rush (born 2001), American actor
  • Josh Satin (born 1984), American former Major League Baseball player
  • Josh Server (born 1979), American actor and comedian
  • Joshua Simon (fl. 21st century), Israeli art curator, writer and filmmaker
  • Joshua Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Thomas (comedian) (born 1987), Australian comedian, actor and writer
  • Josh Tordjman (born 1985), Canadian hockey goaltender
  • Josh Wagenaar (born 1985), Canadian former soccer player
  • Joshua Ward-Hibbert (born 1994), British basketball player and former tennis player
  • Joshua Wheeler (born 1975), American Delta Force Operator, first American service member killed in action while fighting ISIS
  • Josh Whitesell (born 1982), American former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player
  • Joshua Wong (born 1996), Hong Kong activist and politician
  • Josh Widdicombe, English stand-up comedian and presenter
  • Josh Wilcox (born 1974), American former National Football League player
  • Joshua Wilkerson (1992–2010), American murdered student
  • Joshua Williams (musician) (born 1974), American drummer
  • Joshua Youngblood (born 2001), American football player
  • Josh Zeid (born 1987), American baseball pitcher, formerly in Major League Baseball

Fictional characters
  • Josh Bauer (24), a minor character in season 6 of the American television series 24
  • Joshua Clay (debut 1977), DC Comics superhero Tempest
  • Joshua Deets (debut 1985), a recurring character in the Lonesome Dove American novel series
  • Joshua Giraffe, a song by Raffi from his 1980 album: Baby Beluga
  • Joshua, a computer from WarGames
  • Joshua, a character who is Jake the Dog’s father in the TV series Adventure Time
  • Joshua Graham, a central character in the Honest Hearts expansion of Fallout: New Vegas
  • Josh Lyman (1999–2006), in the American television series The West Wing
  • Joshua, in the TV series Dark Angel
  • Joshua Bright, a main character in the video game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
  • Joshua "Josh" Washington, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game Until Dawn
  • Joshua "Josh" Faraday, one from titular characters from remake of western The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)
  • Josh Wheeler, main character in the 2019 Netflix series Daybreak

See also
  • Josh (disambiguation)
  • Yehoshua (disambiguation)
  • Jesus (name)
  • Josuah Sylvester (1563–1618), English poet

References
  1. Joshua at Oxford Dictionaries Online
  2. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament Francis Brown, with S.R. Driver and C.A. Briggs, based on the lexicon of William Gesenius. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 221 & 446
  3. Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for Yĕhowshuwa` (Strong's 03091)". Blue Letter Bible. 1996–2008. 16 Feb 2008. http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H3091 Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Behind the name – Joshua- feminine form http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/39476
  5. Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
  6. Ilan, Tal (2002). Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity Part I: Palestine 330 BCE–200 CE (Texte und Studien zum Antiken Judentum 91). Tübingen, Germany: J.C.B. Mohr. p. 129.
  7. Stern, David (1992). Jewish New Testament Commentary. Clarksville, Maryland: Jewish New Testament Publications. pp. 4–5.
  8. "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. 2007-12-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-02-17. (#2 2003–2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)
  9. "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-25.
  10. "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2006-12-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27.
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