Given name
Gesù
“God is salvation”
Gesù is a given name from French. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gesù goes back to Latin Iesus, meaning “God is salvation.”
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Where it comes from
Gesù comes from French, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From French, from Latin Iesus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Hebrew.
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Gesù’s family of names
In Italian usage, Gesù has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jesus. In Italian usage, Gesù has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jesús. In Italian usage, Gesù has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Ježíš.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gesù has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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