Joshua

"God is salvation" — a name of prophetic leadership, divine promise, and unwavering faith

Joshua comes from the Hebrew Yehoshua meaning 'the Lord is salvation' or 'God saves'. It's one of the most theologically loaded names imaginable — a declaration of faith in divine rescue. The biblical Joshua was Moses's successor, the general who led Israel into the Promised Land after 40 years in the wilderness. He conquered Jericho when its walls came tumbling down at the sound of trumpets. Jesus is the Greek form of the same name — Joshua and Jesus are linguistic brothers. The name has never left the top-50.