Joshua (name)
 Joshua and the Israelite people by Karolingischer Buchmaler, c.840 | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɒʃʊə/,[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew Yehoshua |
| Meaning | "Yahweh is salvation" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Josh, Jesus, Josue |
| [2][3][4] | |
Joshua is a Biblical given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (Template:Hebrew). 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.[5][6]
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.
Popularity
 | The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2008) |
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.[7] 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.[8][9]
Biblical figures
- Joshua, leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses
- Joshua the High Priest, High Priest ca. 515-490 BCE after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity
Ancient world
- Ordered chronologically
- Joshua ben Perachiah (given name Template:Hebrew = Yehoshua), Nasi (prince) of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BCE
- Joshua ben Hananiah (given name Template:Hebrew = 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 Boaz ben Simon Baruch (died 1557), Talmudist in Spain and later Italy
- Joshua Boyle, Irish Member of Parliament in 1641 and 1661
- 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 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 Falk (1555–1614), Polish Halakhist and Talmudist
- Joshua Hughes (1807–1889), Welsh Anglican bishop
- 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 (c. 1814–1880), "Emperor Norton", English-born American immigrant who proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States
- Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), English painter, particularly of portraits
- Joshua Slocum (1844–1909), 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
- 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
- Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Joshua Bell (born 1967), American violinist and conductor
- Joshua Blahyi, better known by his nom de guerre General Butt Naked (born 1971), Liberian former warlord
- Joshua Ilika Brenner (born 1976), Mexican swimmer
- 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 (born 1932), American retired hurdler
- Joshua Dariye (born 1957), Nigerian politician
- Ralph Joshua Dionisio (born 1994), Filipino actor
- Josh Duggar (born 1988), Disgraced 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 Fernandez (born 1974), Malaysian film director
- Joshua Fishman (born 1926), American linguist
- Josh Gibson (1911–1947), American Negro league baseball catcher
- Joshua Oupa Gqozo (born 1952), former military ruler of the former homeland of Ciskei in South Africa
- Josh Groban (born 1981), American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer
- Josh Hamilton (born 1981), American Major League baseball player
- Josh Hartnett (born 1978), American actor and movie producer
- 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
- Josh Jasper (born 1987), All-American college football placekicker
- Joshua Kennedy (born 1982), Australian former soccer player
- Joshua Andrew Koenig (1968–2010), American actor and human rights activist
- Josh Kronfeld (born 1971), New Zealand former rugby union flanker
- Joshua Livestro (born 1970), Dutch columnist and political writer
- Josh Mahoney (born 1977), former Australian rules footballer
- Josh McDaniels (born 1976), American National Football League offensive coordinator and former head coach
- Josh Morris (born 1986), Australian rugby league player
- Josh Mostel (born 1946), American actor
- Joshua Neustein (born 1940), Polish-born American visual artist
- Joshua Owusu (born 1948), Ghanaian retired triple jumper and long jumper
- Josh Peck (born 1986), American actor
- Joshua Perper (born 1932), Romanian-born American forensic pathologist and toxicologist
- Joshua Radin (born 1974), American singer-songwriter
- Josh Radnor (born 1974), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
- 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)
- Josh Tordjman (born 1985), Canadian hockey goaltender
- Josh Wagenaar (born 1985), Canadian former footballer
- Josh Whitesell (born 1982), American former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player
- Josh Widdicombe, English stand-up comedian and presenter
- Josh Wilcox (born 1974), American former National Football League player
- Josh Zeid (born 1987), American baseball pitcher, former in Major League Baseball
Fictional characters
- Josh Bauer, a minor character in season 6 of the American television series 24
- Joshua Christopher, in the Japanese anime/manga Chrono Crusade
- Joshua Clay (debut 1977), DC Comics superhero Tempest
- Joshua Deets (debut 1985), a recurring character in the Lonesome Dove American novel series
- the title character of Joshua Jones (1991–1992), a Welsh children's television series
- Josh Lyman (1999–2006), in the American television series The West Wing
- Josh Nichols (2004–2007), in the American television series Drake & Josh
- Joshua, a computer/artificial intelligence in the 1983 movie WarGames
See also
- Josh (disambiguation)
- Yehoshua (disambiguation)
- Jesus (name)
- Josuah Sylvester (1563–1618), English poet
References
- ^ Joshua at Oxford Dictionaries Online
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Behind the name – Joshua- feminine form http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/39476
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stern, David (1992). Jewish New Testament Commentary. Clarksville, Maryland: Jewish New Testament Publications. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
(#2 2003–2005; #3 2006; #4 2007)
- ^ "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2000.
- ^ "Top 100 boys' and names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional) – listed alphabetically" (PDF). Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2006-12-18.
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