Given name
Jesús
“saviour”
Jesús is used as a given name. One interpretation is “saviour.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “saviour.”
Where it comes from
Jesús is a variant of Jesus. An origin associated with Jesus is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Jesús developed from ישוע. In Spanish usage, Jesús developed from Ἰησοῦς.
Jesús’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Jesús has a diminutive in MARICHU. Jesús has a feminine form in Jesusa. Jesús has a related form in Jesus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jesús has relatives in 17 languages.
18 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jesús
- Jesús NavasSpanish association football playerborn 1985
- SusoSpanish association football playerborn 1993
- Jesús CastilloPeruvian association football playerborn 2001
- Jesús VallejoSpanish association football playerborn 1997
- Antonio de la CruzSpanish association football player and managerborn 1947
- Jesús FrancoSpanish filmmaker, composer, and actor (1930–2013)
- Jesús Manuel CoronaMexican association football playerborn 1993
- Jesús GallardoMexican association football playerborn 1994
- Chuy BravoMexican-American comedian and actor (1956-2019)
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