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Joshua

Meaning

From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". As told in the Old Testam

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Joshua and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Joshua

Joshua Beckman

Joshua Beckman is an American poet.

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Joshua Barnes

Joshua Barnes FRS (10 January 1654 – 3 August 1712), was an English scholar.

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Joshua the Stylite

Joshua the Stylite (also spelled Yeshu StyliteWitold Witakowski Chronicle: known also as the Chronicle of Zuqnin, Liverpool University Press, 1996, p.

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Joshua Lawrence

Joshua Lawrence (1778–1843), of Tarboro, North Carolina, was an influential Baptist minister in the eastern United States during the Baptist missions controversy in the early 19th century.

Joshua Muravchik

Joshua Muravchik (born September 17, 1947 in New York City) is a distinguished fellow at the DC-based World Affairs Institute.

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Joshua in Other Languages

Ancient AramaicYeshua
ArabicEssa
ArabicIsa
ArabicIssa
Biblical HebrewYehoshua
Biblical HebrewYeshua

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