Kalmar nan “Josue” suna ne da aka samo daga sunan Mutanen Espanya da Fotigal na “Josué,” wanda kuma ya samo asali daga sunan Ibrananci “Yehoshua” ko “Joshua”. Sunan yana nufin "Ubangiji shine ceto" ko kuma "Allah yana ceto." Joshua babban mutum ne a cikin Tsohon Alkawari na Littafi Mai Tsarki, wanda aka sani don ja-gorar Isra’ilawa zuwa Ƙasar Alkawari bayan mutuwar Musa.
