Josh Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Josh :

Used in country/religion :

American , Anglo , Arabic , Australian , Bengali , Chinese , Danish , French , German , Gujarati , Hebrew , Hindu , Italian , Jamaican , Japanese , Kannada , Malayalam , Oriya , Tamil , Telugu

Variant Names of Josh:

Joshua.,  Joash,  Ash,  Jasha,  Josiah and Josia.

Rhyming Names of Josh: 

Names Similar to Josh :

Joshua, Joshah, Joshaviah, Joshbekesha, Joshua, Joshua, Joshephine, Joshi, Joshica, Joshua

Popularity Rank :

Josh name was top ranked at 943 position in American during year 1936and most recently ranked at 57 position in American during year 2012

Name Josh has been Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 1864 position. 16258 numbers of people were named Josh so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Josh is a short form of Joshua, which is taken from the Hebrew name Yehoshu’a that means “Yahweh is salvation”. The name was given to one of the spies that was sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. Joshua succeeded Moses after his death and became the leader of the Israelites. Since the Protestant Reformation, the name has been used as an English name.

Even the name Jesus is taken from a Greek translation of the Aramaic version of Yeshu’a, and this was the true name of Jesus.

Josh Numerology :

Personality No. 1. People with name Josh have leadership qualities. They act in a manner that they receive accolade. They are domineering & pushy. They have inordinate self-esteem. Person with Josh having 1 as Personality number are independent & are not afraid of exploring new avenues. They may be self-centered & arrogant. They are restless & create new things. They are physically strong. More Numerology