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[Facts] Re: Submitted Name, Joshana,...
I claim resposibility for the removal. IMO, your derivation of Joshana is not notable. It is used only (at most, when I am in sceptical mode) once with this particular derivation, and the derivation is riddled with an error in addition. There is no reason to promote this derivation on a site like behindthename.com that focusses on name facts.
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"Eobard" and "Frankincense" are even rarer.

This message was edited 8/13/2015, 5:20 PM

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The difference is that these names are used for fictional characters.
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They each occur only in one instance (and those as fictional characters), but are still accepted as valid names. A (so far) single instance for a real person is not.

This message was edited 8/15/2015, 12:08 AM

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A fictional work can be known among millions of people. A person hardly ever is.
There are billions of names on earth. The can't all be included in this database.

This message was edited 8/15/2015, 12:35 PM

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