Jesus is a boy’s name of Biblical, Hebrew, Latin and Spanish origin. Meaning in Biblical: ‘Savior, deliverer’. Meaning in Hebrew: Jehovah is generous. Jehovah saves. Diminutive of Joshua from the Hebrew name Jehoshua. As a result of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, Jesus is considered to be too sacred to be given as a first name in parts of the Christian world. Meaning in Latin: Abbreviation of Joshua from the Hebrew name Jehoshua meaning ‘Jehovah is salvation.’. Meaning in Spanish: Named for Jesus. The name has 5 letters.