Jošua
Male#2300 most common in Croatia40 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- The Lord is salvation
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Jošua
From the Hebrew Yehoshua, the Lord is salvation; Joshua led the Israelites after Moses. The same root gives Isus and Jesus.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- September 1
Popularity with newborns
Jošua has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
40 people in Croatia are called Jošua, according to the 2021 census. That is #2300 among all the names in Imenko.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.