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Biblical names in their native languages; English name Type of proper noun Start year (approximate) End year (approximate) Native language name Andrew of Bethsaida (Son of Jonah & Joanna) An apostle of Jesus Person AD 5: AD 65: Andrew Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέας Pronunciation: Awn-dray-yiss Andrew of Bethsaida Greek: Ανδρέας της ...
Blythe is a feminine given name from an Old English [1] surname with the same spelling meaning "cheerful ... Notable people with the name include: Blythe Auffarth ...
The name Blythe (/ ˈ b l aɪ ð / or / ˈ b l ... derives from Old English bliþe ("joyous, kind, cheerful, pleasant"; modern blithe), and further back from Proto ...
Jesus (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). [1] [2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua.
It is derived from the Old English pre 7th Century "blithe", meaning a happy or cheerful person. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Blyth (1929–2007), English musicologist; Alan Blyth (artist) (c. 1921 – 1953), English painter; Ann Blyth (born 1928), American actress; Sir Arthur Blyth (1823–1890), thrice Premier of South Australia
Domini Blythe (1947–2010), British-born Canadian actress; Ernest Blythe (1889–1975), Irish politician; Geoffrey Blythe (died c. 1530), Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry; Geoffrey Blythe (divine) (died 1542), English clergyman; Jimmy Blythe (1901–1931), American jazz and boogie woogie pianist; John Blythe (disambiguation), several people ...
The English name Jesus derives from the Late Latin name Iesus, which transliterates the Koine Greek name Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs. In the Septuagint and other Greek-language Jewish texts, such as the writings of Josephus and Philo of Alexandria , Ἰησοῦς ( Iēsoûs ) is the standard Koine Greek form used to translate both of the Hebrew ...
Jesus came to be called "Jesus Christ" (meaning "Jesus the Khristós", i.e. "Jesus the Messiah" or "Jesus the Anointed") by Christians, who believe that his crucifixion and resurrection fulfill the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament, especially the prophecies outlined in Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22. [12]