Iyasu (Ge`ez: ኢያሱ) is an Ethiopian name meaning Joshua. It can also mean Yasu (or Yashu), Yesu, or Jesu. Various Ethiopian Emperors have used the name including: Three claimants to the throne also used Iyasu: Yeshaq Iyasu claimed the title nəgusä nägäst (1685) of Ethiopia, opponent of Iyasu I. Girma Yohannis Iyasu (1961 - Present) - Iya....