Joscha

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German

Etymology 1

Germanized spelling of Hungarian Józsa, itself an affectionate form of József.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Jo‧scha

Proper noun

Joscha m (proper noun, strong, genitive Joschas, plural Joschas)

  1. a male given name from Hungarian, equivalent to English Joseph
Declension
Declension of Joscha
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Joscha die Joschas
genitive eines des Joschas der Joschas
dative einem dem Joscha den Joschas
accusative einen den Joscha die Joschas

Etymology 2

From Biblical Hebrew יֹושָׁ֖ה (yōšāh, “Yahweh is a gift”). Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:34 (Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Jo‧scha
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Proper noun

Joscha m (proper noun, strong, genitive Joschas, plural Joschas)

  1. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Joshah
Declension
Declension of Joscha
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Joscha die Joschas
genitive eines des Joschas der Joschas
dative einem dem Joscha den Joschas
accusative einen den Joscha die Joschas

References

  • “¹Joscha” and “²Joscha” in Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim (2016) Duden, Lexikon der Vornamen: Herkunft, Bedeutung und Gebrauch von über 8 000 Vornamen‎ (in German), Berlin: Bibliographisches Institut, →ISBN.
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