JOSHUA  

Gender: M
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "the Lord is salvation"

Popularity in 2008: #4

A Top 10 name since 1983, Joshua, the biblical successor to Moses, is currently in fourth place. It manages to retain a relaxed, attractive image, but with more than twenty thousand Joshes born in one recent year, yours would have a tough time standing out from the crowd.

Variations:
Joshusa, Joshuaa, Joshia, Jushua, Jozshua, Joshu, Joshuwa, Joshauh, Joshau, Jousha, Joshaua, Joshus, Joshuea, Josh, Joshawah, Johsua, Jeshua, Joshuia, Joshwa, Joushua, Joshawa, Johusa, Joshula

International Variations:
Yushua (Arabic) Jozua, Joshuah (Dutch) Josue (French) Josua (German) Jozsua (Hungarian) Yehoshua (Israeli) Giosia, Giosue (Italian) Joaquim (Portuguese) Iosua (Romanian) Joaquin (Spanish) Josua (Swedish) Yeshua (Yiddish)

Joshua is being discussed in our message boards:

• NORA too close to NOAH???
• Modelicious
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Names of people i know::
• Elimination game for boy's middle names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Joshua:

• CALIFORNIA DESERT NAMES
• TOP ENGLISH BOYS' NAMES
• BEHIND THE NAMER
• THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOYS' NAMES
• NAMEBERRY MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST WINNERS!