Names like Jesus
Jesus is a two-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -us. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Jesus.
Justus Latin · just, fair
Titus Latin · Roman praenomen; meaning uncertain
Cyrus Persian · possibly "sun" or "throne"; famously borne by Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Marcus Latin · Roman name probably related to Mars; its deeper origin is uncertain
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Jesus comes from.
Adam Hebrew · man, from the Hebrew word for earth; the first man in the Abrahamic tradition, identical in spelling and pronunciation in Arabic and English, a textbook crossover pick
Judah Hebrew · praised
Jaime Hebrew · Spanish form of James (from Jacob), traditionally translated as 'supplanter'
Adan Hebrew · Spanish form of Adam, "man of the earth"
The same feel
Also biblical and international names.
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
Jonas Greek · dove (Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew Jonah, carried into French)
Joel Hebrew · Yahweh is God
Jairo Hebrew · Spanish form of Jair, meaning he shines
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Jesus, on a similar curve.
Amos Hebrew · 'load, burden' (Hebrew amas)
Mathew Hebrew · variant of Matthew, meaning 'gift of God'
Abram Hebrew · 'high father'; the patriarch's original name, changed to Abraham in Genesis 17:5
Abel Hebrew · traditionally "breath"
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