Joshua

Joshua comes from the Hebrew name Yehoshua, meaning God is salvation, formed from the divine element Yeho, a shortened form of the divine name YHWH, and yasha, meaning to save or deliver. In the Hebrew Bible, Joshua son of Nun was the successor to Moses who led the Israelites into Canaan, giving the name strong associations with leadership and divine deliverance. The name passed into Greek as Iesous and into Latin as Iesus, making it the direct Hebrew equivalent of Jesus. Common variants and cognates include Josh, Jesse, and the Spanish form Josué.