Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Is the name Jesus a male name, a female name, or a name of Latino descent lacking an apostrophe'?

Just a question to allow some insight into the world I dwell in..(Yours as well) I ask because for me to hear the name...brings peace into my heart. For me to see it used as a monicker,sp%26lt;%26gt; or an avatar brings concerns into my heart. Sometimes ones perception of something they are subjected to is accurate and causes them to feel as if they need to speak on that matter. I have spoken.

Is the name Jesus a male name, a female name, or a name of Latino descent lacking an apostrophe'?
JESUS name means%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Savior.
Reply:Actually, the origin of the name is Greek. It was their equivalent of his name in Hebrew, Jeshua (Yay-shoo-ah) and found its way into use through the Romans, who even though latin was their main language, considered Greek to be the language of the truly educated, thus the Greek rendition of his name. As an aside the same is tru for the names of the Egyptians deiteis that most of us are familiar with...most are actually the Greek equivalents of their names...
Reply:Jesus is a very common name in Spanish-speaking countries.


The English equivalent is Jesse.
Reply:The name "Jesus" is a westernized version of the Hebrew name "Yeshua;" for which there are numerous variants (one of which is "Joshua." Just as in English we say "Issac" for the Hebrew "Yitzhack." The name "Jesus" (Yeshua/Joshua) was very common, and was most definitely a male name.





The name Jesus was adopted by the Spanish speaking community only after it came into widespread usage. The name Jesus predates the Spanish Language.


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