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If you take the time to study a little history, you'll find that "Jesus" is a Greek corruption of his actual name. He spoke Aramaic, not Greek, and his name was Joshua (that being the English rendition of Yeshua).
And why Greek? Because after the disastrous war with Rome (AD 67-73) his surviving disciples went into exile. Greece was the first place they settled. Italy came a little later.
Well I come from one of those south american countries where Jesús is a somewhat common name and I thinkis it's just because it sounds so much better in Spanish. Gee Zeus sounds a bit awkward but really now, there's no reason why you shouldn't call your child Jesus and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise should really mind their own business.
In fact for all we know it might just be that nobody in english speaking countries ever considers the name Jesus when choosing a name for the child. Maybe people do but find that thinking "Michael is a much nicer name than Jesus" is blasphemous and thus need to find other reasons. Who knows?
Interestingly enough we also see this with the name Chris. In english Chris is usually the short version of Christopher while in spanish it's usually Christian. (Both versions have similar roots).
Back where I'm from, nobody pays attention to a name like Jesus or Joaquin but when I moved to England I got teased a bit for my name since it's really hard to pronounce in english(Ho-Ahh-Kin). Conversely if you went to a school in south america with a name like Bob or Richard or Steve then people would probably make fun of it and call you a gringo.
The underlying reason isn't because a name is funny or has religious connotations but because it strays from the norm and it's human nature(stupid child nature to be more specific) to look at something which is different in a negative fashion. If your name was God and you went to a school where 8% of the kids there had the same name, then chances are you would have no problem with respects to your name and instead you would get teased for having webbed feet or a third nipple or no face.
Back in Jesus' day, His name was common. Y'shua, or Yeshua in Hebrew is similiar to our Joshua of today. At this point in time, it's a matter of respect.
We don't because it is considered around here to be a Hispanic name and we are not Hispanic. :P Plus, I'm Jewish, so that's why my oldest son's hebrew name was David. (From the Torah, etc...)
If I wanted to name him "after Jesus", then his name would be Joshua.
This kid at school was named Jesus so he always said, "Jesus loves you!!!" when people walked by. lol that was pretty cute. I think people say the other way though heysus, or however you write that phonetically. Yea definitely a culture thing though. Yes there's only one Jesus but I think it's ok because they don't mean it insulting or anything, just naming there kid after someone they admire, lots of people do that.
I was reading an article about the top ten baby names and I was reminded that many people's names in America are taken from the Bible. The top ten list for men is:
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Ethan
4. Joshua
5. Daniel
6. Christopher
7. Anthony
8. William
9. Matthew
10. Andrew
This got me wondering why no one ever really names their child "Jesus". I know in some South American countries that people name their kids "Jesus" but rarely is it a name you come across here in North America. I knew a couple of Elijah's in school as well as a Noah. I never did meet a Cain or Abel though. Any ideas? I just think it's strange that of all the people in the Bible, and certainly the most popular figure, that Jesus is a name that many people don't name their children.
I guess the same reason someone wouldn't name there child lord, God, Messiah, Elohim, or the other names.
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