Why is Jesus a popular name in Latin American countries but not in North America?

Don't honkys like Jesus as much, we name our kids after every other jerk in the bible?

Why is Jesus a popular name in Latin American countries but not in North America?
Because we have respect for his name, and we know we are unworthy to be called after him.
Reply:Lol, well in the Viking Age in Scandinavian you'd think everyone had the name Thor if you read the Sagas. Thor was a very popular deity.





In Latin America Jesus is a popular deity, so they name their kids after him as a way to honor him. Personally, I'd never ever name any kid of mine after someone in the bible. I think most Christians in North America see it as disrespectful though.
Reply:Well, I for one know I am not going to sleep a wink tonight while I attempt to solve this dilemma.
Reply:Jesus sucks. Someone should name their kid Lucifer.
Reply:In English it translates into the Jewish word nebbish.
Reply:It's hard to say.





Jesus was an extremely popular name in Judea during the Roman period, too. Out of about the last 30 men serving as high priests, four shared the name:





#44: Jesus, son of Simon II (c200 BC)


#59: Jesus, son of Fabus


#65: Jesus, son of Sic


#83: Jesus, son of Damneus


#84: Jesus, son of Gamaliel





Of course, you know this wasn't their real name, right? "Jesus" is how you say it in Indo-European languages. "Y'shua" is Hebrew and "Y'su" or "Y'sus" is Aramaic. In reality, all of them were named in honor of Joshua, the guy who lead Israel into the Promised Land.





This is the whole reason behind the angel telling Mary, "You shall call his hame Jesus". The meaning of the name to Mary was "this man shall lead his people into the promised land".
Reply:It's not a popular name in Latin America, it's a clearly bad taste name only used by the lower classes. I've never seen in my entire life a middle-class Latin American named Jesus.








Mexico is in North America.
Reply:Most Latin families are Roman Catholic and choose to respect the Greek name 'Jesus'.





In North America, the name closer to the original Hebrew 'Yeshua' is used... 'Joshua'.





'Jesus's' name in Hebrew was Yeshua bin Yosef or 'Joshua son of Joseph'.





Yeshua was short for Yehoshua or 'God will deliver you' or 'God saves'.