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Yehoshua

yeh-ho-SHOO-ah

Popularity

#2148

stable

Letters

8

Syllables

4

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

2,348

Peak Year

#95 in 2019

First Recorded

1970

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Strong & Bold

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Hebrew name meaning 'God is salvation'. This is the original Hebrew form of the name Joshua.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Yehoshua Sobol

    Israeli playwright, writer, and director

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

StrongCourageousReligiousLeader

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