Yeshua
Biblical Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Yeshua
Yeshua derives from Hebrew, composed of a shortened form of "Yahweh" (God) and "yasha" (to save), meaning "God is salvation" or "God saves." It is the Hebrew form of the names Jesus and Joshua.
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Etymology
Yeshua was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jewish people of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus, with J as the /dʒ/ sound.
Yeshua currently ranks #1,007 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2024.
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