The name Jesus comes from the Hebrew name Yehoshua (see Joshua).
Famous bearers
A bearer is Jesus (8-2 BC - 29-36 AD), also known as Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity.
He is commonly referred to as Jesus Christ, where "Christ" is a title derived from the Greek "christós",
meaning the "Anointed One", which corresponds to the Hebrew-derived "Messiah".
