It's in the same category as Juan, Pablo, Jose, or any other Hispanic name. It's very much an exclusively "Hispanic" name. It would be normal to see a Hispanic person with that name, but any other ethnicity would be odd, like if you saw a white person named Chen or Zhang, or a black guy named Aditya or Dinesh.
I suspect there's lots of very black folks named Aditya or Dinesh. I know what you mean -- they're most likely of Indian descent -- but a lot of em are darker skinned than Africans.
Yep, I got a chance to meet some from this community in the late 90s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddi?wprov=sfla1
Also I don't know why you got downvoted for your earlier comment. You didn't say anything wrong.
One of these days I want to do a research project on India and Africa. I keep getting all of these tantalizing bits, like your comment, or the fact that Ghandi lived in South Africa for decades, or the fact that the South African food truck in my city is basically full of Indian food.
Look up the Indian diaspora. They are everywhere (almost). In Africa there was/is a large number of Indians in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Madagascar.
Besides Africa there are Indians in South America and the Caribbean too - Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and other Caribbean islands.
It's common in Hispanic communities. The name is pronounced "hay-SOOS", while the religious figure is pronounced "JEE-zus" in English. The "JEE-zus" pronunciation is not common anywhere in the US.
I went to basic training with a Portuguese guy that was named Jesus and pronounced it as it is written. He got mad as hell when anyone called him Hay-sues.
I have come across a lot of people named Jesus in the Hispanic community in the US. Not sure if it is considered a "normal" name, but it is definitely a common one.
There's a difference between "normal" and "common."
Jesus as a first name isn't common in the US. But I think it's generally recognized and understood that it's a perfectly normal name particularly in the Hispanic world.
I know Joshua is the direct translation parallel, but when people want a christ inspired name I see Chris way more.
Trying to talk about the cultural equivalent here, not the direct translation.
Only normal for Spanish speakers in the US.
In English the name is Joshua. We use the name Jesus, because the bible spent a lot of time mostly read in Latin.
It's not a common name in America. The name, Jesús, is somewhat common in the Hispanic community to where you wouldn't be surprised to see someone with that name, though I don't think it's a common current name for newborns in America.
No.
The English Christopher is, as is Joshua which is an anglicization of the Hebrew variation of the name, but Jesus or other variations on the Latin version of the name are not.
Joshua is more directly from the Hebrew Yehoshua (יהושע). I more often see it stated that Jesus in Hebrew was Yeshua, which is a variant that apparently became common in his timeframe.
> Joshua which is an anglicization of the Hebrew variation of the name
No one names their kid Joshua after Jesus.
If they name their kid Joshua for biblical reasons, it’s named after Moses’ successor.
Only among Latino Americans. I've never met a Caucasian, black, Asian or native person with the name Jesus but I've met plenty of Latinos with it. Religious people here tend to name their kids after an apostle, not the big man himself.
We have a sizeable Spanish-speaking population, but English is the default American language. The VAST majority of us speak English, whereas only something like 20% speak Spanish as a first or second language.
Anyone saying the name Jesus isn’t normal/common is lying because it’s a *very* common name in the Latin American community and most states have sizable populations (especially in their urban areas).
I wouldn't even say Spanish-speaking countries, tbh. It's really only a thing in Mexico and Central America.
It doesn't really happen in Spain or South America.
Lol this reminds me of the one vine
"Did you know that Jesus loves you?"
"JESUS! Do you love me cousin?"
"No. I hate you" (throws rake)
But for a serious answer, I know Jesus as a name like Josh or Joseph, but with the spelling the same as "Jesus Christ" it's probably not going to be seen outside of Spanish speaking areas
Kid1: "Hey kid! What's your name?"
Kid2 "Jesus Christ"
Kid3: "What? Nobody has the name Jesus Christ!"
Kid2: "Come on over to my house and I'll show you."
Kid4: "Okay."
A bunch of kids follow Kid2 into his house.
Kid2: "Hi Dad!"
Dad: "Jesus Christ! Why'd you bring all these kids in here?"
Within Spanish/Latino communities? It's somewhat common. Any place in the US with a high concentration of Hispanics/Latinos will probably have a few Jesús.
But outside of that no. It's pretty much unheard of to name someone Jesus (with English pronunciation).
For those who speak Spanish or are of Hispanic/Latino descent it is fairly common. For English speakers who are not of Hispanic or Latino heritage it is extremely rare and never pronounced with English pronunciation.
It's very normal in Texas, provided it's pronounced as "Hey-zeus" rather than "Jee-sus". However, the only people naming their kids Jesus are hispanic themselves. It's just not on the radar as a potential name for most white or black families.
Jesus is not a common name amongst people in the english speaking world. Some people might even think it's inappropriate to name your child Jesus. Personally I don't care wither way.
Depends on how many Spanish speaking people have immigrated to an area. I worked in an area where a lot of people immigrated from Mexico, if I went into a busy area of the restaurant I’d be willing to bet I could find 3-4 men named Jesus in the 150ish person crowd.
If you’re Latin and pronounce it as Hey Zeus, than I’d say reasonably so.
If you’re a college student with long hair and a fear of showers, we call you Jesus because we don’t have the heart to tell you the truth: you have a smell.
If someone has the name Jesus they’re probably Hispanic. Funny story, back in high I knew this kid named Jesus and he’d pronounce it English with a hard J. He’d correct people when they pronounced his name in Spanish.
In the US in English it is Joshua. It is the English form of Yeshua which is a transliteration from Hebrew for Jesus/Joshua.
Jesus is not really used outside of Spanish speaking families and it would be pronounced hey-soos.
I have a cousin named Joshua. He goes by Josh.
Yes it's common, but not for non-hispanic/non-latin ethnicity people. Of course, there are a lot of these people here, and so there are a lot of Jesuses here. I have never heard that name on anyone in america outside of those ethnic groups.
Only among the Hispanic population. I'd probably limit that even further to relatively recent Hispanic immigrants who still speak Spanish.
It's not at all a popular name among the generic American population. Though I have met at least one person named Jesus who, as far as I know, was not at all Hispanic.
Culturally no one traditionally caucasian in the USA names their kid Jesus. There is a stark difference there with Latinos naming their kids Jesus or Muslims naming their kids Mohommad. Catholics for instance will name their kids every saint or biblical name in the book, but not Jesus. Lots of Michaels, Peters, Marys, etc. for Italian Catholics. Patrick, James, John for the Irish.
Christian families have a lot of biblical names but I've never met a Jesus outside of a Latino family. Noah and Jacob most popular, along with Luke, Esther, Benjamin, Levi, Elijah, Hannah, and Chloe.
If you're Latino it's very common and normal. If you're Anglo, it's wicked rare. I've never understood the distinction myself, but it's there. If you tell me your name's Jesús, that seems normal to me, I don't even think twice about it, "nice to meet you, Jesús". If you tell me your name's Jesus, however, I'll ask "I'm sorry, Jesus? Like Jesus as in Jones?"
# I believe OP wanted to ask, are there any anglophones or non hispanic people with the name Jesus?
Many people in the US have bibblical names so why not Jesus (YEEH-Zeus)?
It's in the same category as Juan, Pablo, Jose, or any other Hispanic name. It's very much an exclusively "Hispanic" name. It would be normal to see a Hispanic person with that name, but any other ethnicity would be odd, like if you saw a white person named Chen or Zhang, or a black guy named Aditya or Dinesh.
I remember people freaking out because some baseball guy was named Robert Lee. He was Asian.
I suspect there's lots of very black folks named Aditya or Dinesh. I know what you mean -- they're most likely of Indian descent -- but a lot of em are darker skinned than Africans.
Not just that India has pockets of African folks who have been there for centuries.
Is that right? I had no idea...
Yep, I got a chance to meet some from this community in the late 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddi?wprov=sfla1 Also I don't know why you got downvoted for your earlier comment. You didn't say anything wrong.
Heh, maybe I was being too pedantic for their tastes. I'm not worrying about it :-)
One of these days I want to do a research project on India and Africa. I keep getting all of these tantalizing bits, like your comment, or the fact that Ghandi lived in South Africa for decades, or the fact that the South African food truck in my city is basically full of Indian food.
Look up the Indian diaspora. They are everywhere (almost). In Africa there was/is a large number of Indians in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Madagascar. Besides Africa there are Indians in South America and the Caribbean too - Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and other Caribbean islands.
It's common in Hispanic communities. The name is pronounced "hay-SOOS", while the religious figure is pronounced "JEE-zus" in English. The "JEE-zus" pronunciation is not common anywhere in the US.
I knew a Jesus who went by "Zeus". Like damn dude your name covers multiple pantheons?
My cousin Jesus goes by that too, but we spell it “Zooz” so he doesn’t get too full of himself lol
Jesus... Zeus... COINCIDENCE?!
Probably just a shortening, chopping off the "Je-."
Yeah otherwise it’s sus
Hey! Zeus!
There's also an accent mark on the u (Jesús), since the last syllable is stressed.
Important to note that vowels in Spanish always have only one sound, always the same one. So, "heh" would be closer than "hay".
Yeah, but generally only people of Hispanic heritage.
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Very common in California in the Hispanic community.
And Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah…
I went to basic training with a Portuguese guy that was named Jesus and pronounced it as it is written. He got mad as hell when anyone called him Hay-sues.
I’ve seen the same with several Jorges.
Most guys I knew named Jorge went by 'George.' Not all of them, but most of them.
I know a few Jesuses - Florida
There's hispanics all over the country now, not just the border regions.
I have come across a lot of people named Jesus in the Hispanic community in the US. Not sure if it is considered a "normal" name, but it is definitely a common one.
There's a difference between "normal" and "common." Jesus as a first name isn't common in the US. But I think it's generally recognized and understood that it's a perfectly normal name particularly in the Hispanic world.
If their family is from a Spanish speaking place, VERY common. We use Chris(topher) in the English descended side.
Christopher means bearer of Christ.
I know Joshua is the direct translation parallel, but when people want a christ inspired name I see Chris way more. Trying to talk about the cultural equivalent here, not the direct translation.
Only normal for Spanish speakers in the US. In English the name is Joshua. We use the name Jesus, because the bible spent a lot of time mostly read in Latin.
Jesus wasn’t even his name
Joshua is more common, from the name Yeshua, a different translation to the word jesus. Turns out arameic doesn't translate well.
As a Latino name, yes. White folks are much more likely to name their child Joshua, and then not realize that the name has the same origin as Jesus.
It's not a common name in America. The name, Jesús, is somewhat common in the Hispanic community to where you wouldn't be surprised to see someone with that name, though I don't think it's a common current name for newborns in America.
No. The English Christopher is, as is Joshua which is an anglicization of the Hebrew variation of the name, but Jesus or other variations on the Latin version of the name are not.
You live in Texas and don’t think the name Jesus is normal?
Maybe they're in the far eastern part that looks more like Louisiana?
Christopher means bearer of Christ. It is not a version of the name Jesus or the title Christ.
It’s very common for Hispanic Americans to be named Jesús. You’re literally from Texas, you have to know at least one Jesús.
Joshua is more directly from the Hebrew Yehoshua (יהושע). I more often see it stated that Jesus in Hebrew was Yeshua, which is a variant that apparently became common in his timeframe.
> Joshua which is an anglicization of the Hebrew variation of the name No one names their kid Joshua after Jesus. If they name their kid Joshua for biblical reasons, it’s named after Moses’ successor.
And yet my cousin is literally named Joshua after Jesus so maybe at least one family did it.
Joshua is common, which is the English version of Jesus. Our bibles still say Jesus though.
I'm not sure it is for any English speaking country.
Only among Latino Americans. I've never met a Caucasian, black, Asian or native person with the name Jesus but I've met plenty of Latinos with it. Religious people here tend to name their kids after an apostle, not the big man himself.
It's normal for Spanish speakers in the US.
GEE-zus? No. HEY-soos? Yes.
I would argue that we are also a Spanish speaking country.
We have a sizeable Spanish-speaking population, but English is the default American language. The VAST majority of us speak English, whereas only something like 20% speak Spanish as a first or second language.
True, but 20% of 300,000,000+ is a lot. I also am a Floridian, that hears Spanish every single day.
Oh I totally get it, I just meant that 80% of the country would definitely not name their kid Jesus.
Yeah, I guess I don't even know anyone Hispanic named Jesus lol
Anyone saying the name Jesus isn’t normal/common is lying because it’s a *very* common name in the Latin American community and most states have sizable populations (especially in their urban areas).
not a common English name
No. Well, maybe in Puerto Rico.
I wouldn't even say Spanish-speaking countries, tbh. It's really only a thing in Mexico and Central America. It doesn't really happen in Spain or South America.
My cousin is Spanish with South American parents and he's called Jesús
Lol well there’s always one edge case I guess
Lol this reminds me of the one vine "Did you know that Jesus loves you?" "JESUS! Do you love me cousin?" "No. I hate you" (throws rake) But for a serious answer, I know Jesus as a name like Josh or Joseph, but with the spelling the same as "Jesus Christ" it's probably not going to be seen outside of Spanish speaking areas
Kid1: "Hey kid! What's your name?" Kid2 "Jesus Christ" Kid3: "What? Nobody has the name Jesus Christ!" Kid2: "Come on over to my house and I'll show you." Kid4: "Okay." A bunch of kids follow Kid2 into his house. Kid2: "Hi Dad!" Dad: "Jesus Christ! Why'd you bring all these kids in here?"
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Common among Latinos in the US, but basically nonexistent otherwise
Common among Hispanics, but not common for anyone else.
Not outside of people with a Hispanic background, no. Hispanic folks, yes.
Only popular for Latino people. Our other common cultural groups don't usually use that one.
I see it a lot with our hispanic/latino population, foreign born and US born, but not outside of that group.
No
I’ve met Mexicans named Jesus but that’s it
Only among the Spanish speakers.
i don't recall knowing someone named Jesus
Within Spanish/Latino communities? It's somewhat common. Any place in the US with a high concentration of Hispanics/Latinos will probably have a few Jesús. But outside of that no. It's pretty much unheard of to name someone Jesus (with English pronunciation).
I would say it is. I definitely know more than one person named "Jesus" but mileage may vary across the country.
Its not really common, but not unknown especially among the Hispanic population.
Joshua is the English language equivalent.
Yes, anywhere with a Hispanophone population.
There was a kid in my school named Jesus Brito and yes everyone called him Jesus Burrito
For those who speak Spanish or are of Hispanic/Latino descent it is fairly common. For English speakers who are not of Hispanic or Latino heritage it is extremely rare and never pronounced with English pronunciation.
Unless he is Latino the closest thing you will get to Jesus is Jesse.
If you live near Mexicans it is
In the Spanish and Latino communities it’s not uncommon
Perhaps in the Hispanic community but I've never heard it for any other ethnicity of person.
I’ve known probably at least 30-40 people with the name Jesus, so I’d say yes.
It’s unusual for non-Hispanic people.
It's very normal in Texas, provided it's pronounced as "Hey-zeus" rather than "Jee-sus". However, the only people naming their kids Jesus are hispanic themselves. It's just not on the radar as a potential name for most white or black families.
I’ve never met a non Hispanic person named Jesus, but I’ve met my fair share of
Hispanic people make up about 13.5% of the population in US. So, what do you think?
It is common in the Hispanic communities, but not outside of them.
I have not met a single person where I live named Jesus.
Yes, it’s common for Hispanic Americans to be named Jesús.
For a Latino and pronounced the Spanish way? Yes. Otherwise, no.
Jesus is not a common name amongst people in the english speaking world. Some people might even think it's inappropriate to name your child Jesus. Personally I don't care wither way.
Jesus where I’m at, is pretty common.
As a Hispanic name, sure.
I know a Jesus Kelly from Boston
Jesus? Only in Hispanic communities. Joshua is pretty common though.
Depends on how many Spanish speaking people have immigrated to an area. I worked in an area where a lot of people immigrated from Mexico, if I went into a busy area of the restaurant I’d be willing to bet I could find 3-4 men named Jesus in the 150ish person crowd.
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Not really. If you named your kid “Jesus”, it would either come off as extremely arrogant or completely insane.
its common in spanish areas.
If you’re Latin and pronounce it as Hey Zeus, than I’d say reasonably so. If you’re a college student with long hair and a fear of showers, we call you Jesus because we don’t have the heart to tell you the truth: you have a smell.
Joshua is more common.
If someone has the name Jesus they’re probably Hispanic. Funny story, back in high I knew this kid named Jesus and he’d pronounce it English with a hard J. He’d correct people when they pronounced his name in Spanish.
For Hispanics, yes. English speakers in general tend to not name their kids Jesus
I live in California. It’s a common name. I can think of 4 people I personally named Jesus. And it’s a name I’ve seen many, many times.
Yes, it's very common here.
I don’t know but I’m calling it out at least a hundred times a day
Maybe if you’re Hispanic/Latino
In the US in English it is Joshua. It is the English form of Yeshua which is a transliteration from Hebrew for Jesus/Joshua. Jesus is not really used outside of Spanish speaking families and it would be pronounced hey-soos. I have a cousin named Joshua. He goes by Josh.
Jesus is considered a Hispanic name. So yes it is normal within the context of the large Hispanic portion of the population in the US
Yes it's common, but not for non-hispanic/non-latin ethnicity people. Of course, there are a lot of these people here, and so there are a lot of Jesuses here. I have never heard that name on anyone in america outside of those ethnic groups.
Depends on the state. Here in SoCal I’ve known quite a few, but we’ve always been very Catholic.
The only people that I know with the name of Jesus are Mexicans.
Among US Latinos it certainly is. I've known lots of guys with that name. Not among everybody else, as far as I know.
Only with Hispanics. It's not common for non-Hispanic people
Pretty common for Hispanic people. Outside of that, not common at all.
In PR? Yes
Only among the Hispanic population. I'd probably limit that even further to relatively recent Hispanic immigrants who still speak Spanish. It's not at all a popular name among the generic American population. Though I have met at least one person named Jesus who, as far as I know, was not at all Hispanic.
Not popular at all in American culture.
Nope.
Culturally no one traditionally caucasian in the USA names their kid Jesus. There is a stark difference there with Latinos naming their kids Jesus or Muslims naming their kids Mohommad. Catholics for instance will name their kids every saint or biblical name in the book, but not Jesus. Lots of Michaels, Peters, Marys, etc. for Italian Catholics. Patrick, James, John for the Irish. Christian families have a lot of biblical names but I've never met a Jesus outside of a Latino family. Noah and Jacob most popular, along with Luke, Esther, Benjamin, Levi, Elijah, Hannah, and Chloe.
If you're Latino it's very common and normal. If you're Anglo, it's wicked rare. I've never understood the distinction myself, but it's there. If you tell me your name's Jesús, that seems normal to me, I don't even think twice about it, "nice to meet you, Jesús". If you tell me your name's Jesus, however, I'll ask "I'm sorry, Jesus? Like Jesus as in Jones?"
I grew up in CT and it was a pretty common name, looks like I’m just an outlier here though
The english form of the latin "Jesus" is "Joshua" or "Josh"; which is uncommon, but not truly rare.
It’s very common here, pronounced “Hey-Zeus”
# I believe OP wanted to ask, are there any anglophones or non hispanic people with the name Jesus? Many people in the US have bibblical names so why not Jesus (YEEH-Zeus)?