Josh

See also: josh and Josh.

English

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Josh

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Proper noun

Josh

1. A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.
   • 2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek‎:

     Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are teaming up on a bill that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the health care industry faces growing scrutiny following last week's shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

2. A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

References

• Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi Chapter 9 Verse 10
• Book of Mormon, Mormon Chapter 6 Verse 14

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Josh, a diminutive of Joshua.

Proper noun

Josh

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]