Joshua
Joshua is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is salvation.
What Joshua means
God is salvation.
Joshua sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Joshua comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Joshua is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Joshua?
Joshua is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Joshua is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Joshua
Two ideas meet in Joshua: scripture and faith. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Joshua
These share Joshua's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Judah — Praised.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Cohen — Priest.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.
- Enoch — Dedicated and devoted.
- Hosea — Salvation.
- Isaiah — God is salvation.
- Lazarus — God is my help.
- Malachi — My messenger.