The name "Jesus" derives from the Hebrew name "Yeshua" (ישוע), which is a contraction of "Yehoshua" (יהושע), meaning "Yahweh is salvation" or "Yahweh saves." In Christian theology ...

His Hebrew name was Yeshua or, as is more common in English, Joshua. The Greek form is “Iesous,” from which is derived the Latin form “Iesus” and the English “Jesus.” In all its forms ...