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,