Tappen Name Meaning. variant of Tappe 1. nickname for a clumsy person, from Middle Low German tappe 'oaf'.
The name Joshua is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Joshua is: Jehovah is generous. Jehovah saves. In the Old Testament, Joshua was chosen to succeed Moses as leader of the Israelites for their journey to the Promised Land.
"Elymas" is possibly derived from the Arabic 'alīm "learned" or "wise", and may be used to translate magos. Bar-Jesus means "Son of Joshua" or "Son of Jesus" in Aramaic.