Meaning & Origin
Yahshua is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, a reconstructed Hebrew form of Jesus, from the Hebrew Yehoshua or Yeshua, meaning 'God saves' or 'the LORD is salvation' — used in Hebrew Roots and Messianic Jewish movements as the most historically authentic form of the name of Jesus.
With over 330 recorded births, Yahshua is used by families in the Hebrew Roots movement and some Messianic Jewish communities who prefer what they consider the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name Christians anglicize as Jesus. The name connects directly to the Hebrew meaning — salvation from God — without the Greek and Latin intermediaries of the traditional Christian rendering. A name of theological precision and Hebrew heritage.