Details for the forename Joshua

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Joshua (male)


Variants:	Falk (M) Giosuè (M) Josua (M) Jozua (M)
Diminutive(s):	Josh (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Jason (M)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Jewish from Hebrew "Jehovah is generous"; OT Deuteronomy 31:7. Popular amongst English Puritans. In old documents in Latin, the form Josua may be found, with appropriate case endings. There is some suggestion of a link to the Jewish name Falk [q.v.] - from Yiddish "falcon" - but the reasoning is far from clear!