Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “Yahweh is salvation”
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa'). Cognate with Iēsūs, itself through Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: IosueCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: IosueCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Portuguese Wiktionary: IosueCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wikipedia (en): JoshuaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

