Given name

Chus

“saviour”

In Spanish use, Chus is a diminutive of Jesús. One interpretation is “saviour.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Spanish use, Chus is a diminutive of Jesús. One interpretation is “saviour.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Chus is a diminutive of Xesús. Xesús comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Spanish use, Chus is used as an affectionate form of Jesús. In Spanish use, Chus is used as an affectionate form of Maria.

Chus’s family of names

Chus is an affectionate form of Maria. In Spanish usage, Chus is a diminutive of Jesús. Chus is an affectionate form of Jesús.

Walk Chus’s family in the name graph

ChusMariaJesúsMaríaMaría JesúsXuasúsXesús

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Chus has relatives in 3 languages.

Spanish

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Chus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Chenani

“Yah has established” · “firmly”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Biblical

Tamhas

“twin”

No U.S. birth series

—

Biblical

Shalys

“place name from the Bible”

No U.S. birth series

—

Biblical

Urjasz

“God is light” · “The Lord is my light”

No U.S. birth series

—

Biblical

Jüsıp

“(God) shall add”

No U.S. birth series

—

Biblical

Eubh

“giver of life; a lively woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Biblical

Rutt

“compassion” · “a beloved companion”

No U.S. birth series

16% boys · 84% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Chus’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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