“God is salvation”
| Gender | 👦 Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Religion | Christian |
| Used in | India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, United States, Canada, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Guyana, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Cameroon, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Sint Maarten, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Saint Helena |
| Numerology | 2 — gentle, caring and a peacemaker |
| Letters | 6 · starts with J |
| Popularity | ★★★★☆ |
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Joshua means "God is salvation" (Hebrew origin).
Joshua is a boy's name.
Joshua is used as a Christian name in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, United States, Canada, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Guyana, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Cameroon, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Sint Maarten, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Saint Helena.
In Pythagorean numerology the name Joshua adds up to 2, linked with being gentle, caring and a peacemaker.
Name meanings come from the name's language of origin; many names carry more than one meaning in different languages and communities. Rashi and nakshatra follow the traditional first-syllable (Namakshar) method — for an exact rashi use the baby's birth chart.