From the Latin, the English language takes the forms Jesus (from the nominative form), and Jesu (from the vocative and oblique forms). Jesus is the predominantly used form, while Jesu lingers in some more archaic religious texts.

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.

Jesus, je'-sus (Gk. fr. Heb. Jeshua or Joshua)--whose help Jehovah is; deliverance; safety; salvation; Savior; Deliverer; helper; prosperer; deliverance through Jehovah. Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary, and, according to the present-day Christian belief, the Savior of mankind.

Jesus ( c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.