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Josh (male)

Diminutive for:Joshua (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes: English diminutive for Joshua, from Hebrew "Jehovah is generous". Now often a given name in its own right.
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