Joscha

German

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɔʃa]

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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 [masculine, strong]

	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

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoːʃa]
• Hyphenation: Jo‧scha

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 [masculine, strong]

	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^[1] (in German), Berlin: Bibliographisches Institut, →ISBN.