The proper name Jesus, (meaning "YHWH (Yahweh/Jehovah) is salvation") referring to Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of the New Testament, is attested in English from the 12th century (spelled Iesus or Ihesus), transliterating the Greek word ?????? (I?sous), from the original Hebrew Yeshua or Yehoshua (i.e. Joshua).Liddell and Scott. Greek-English Lexicon, pg. 824. Other historical characters named Jesus include Jesus ben Ananias and Jesus ben Sirach. Jesus is also a contemporary given name, in particular in the Spanish speaking world (spelled Jesús and pronounced ), e.g. Jesús Alou (born 1942). Greek and Latin declination The original Greek of the New Testament uses the name ?????? (I?sous), a rendition of the Hebrew Yeshua.Liddell and Scott. Greek-English Lexicon, pg. 824. As in Greek, Iesus in Latin was declined as an athem