Yoshi

So, this name, written as Yoshi in English, could refer to several Japanese names that have been simplified, in addition to being a nickname of a longer name (Yoshihiro, for example). Possible original pronunciations and more accurate spellings include:
Yoshi よし
Yosshi よっし
Youshi or Yōshi ようし
As for the person who said it means, “let’s do this,” in this case it is often pronounced as yossh(i) with a silent or almost silent “i” at the end.
Female names that can be shortened to Yoshi include:
Yoshie
Yoshiko
Yoshina
Male names that can be shortened to Yoshi include:
Yoshihiro
Yoshitaka
Yoshinori

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Please do not name your child Yoshinoya, as this is a restaurant. And do recognize that if you choose Yoshi for your child both people in Japan, the USA, and other nations familiar with Super Mario will think of the green dinosaur who eats everything.

YO-shee in English.

Pronounced YO-shee.