# In your nation/culture, how taboo would it be to name your baby Jesus? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566 "2012-01-05T23:22:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/41 "2012-01-09T14:43:43Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Muslims use the name عيسى ‘Īsá (the Islamic form of Jesus). I once knew a kid named Isa. One of the most eminent lawyers in Pakistan and now a Judge is known as[Qazi Faez Isa](http://www.bhc.gov.pk/cjustice.html). His father’s name was Qazi _Muhammad_ Isa. I would love to see the looks on some Christian Fundos faces when they see that name/are told what Isa means. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/42 "2012-01-17T23:12:20Z")
Check out the graphic at [What would Jesús do?](http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/) [Should that link not work try [Language Log » What would Jesús do?](http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3710)] ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/43 "2012-01-17T23:43:35Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I’m still wondering how Manueles come into the picture. Manuel, pl. Manueles in Spanish, is a clipping of Emanuel (Emmanuel or Immanuel in English), the name given in Isaiah 7:14 to a promised child. Like Yehoshua, the Hebrew origin of Jesus, it mwans “God [is] with us” and is a common designation of the Christ. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/44 "2012-01-18T01:55:37Z")
Another name to look at in English is Jesse. My former stepson was named that (after his g grandfather) and I have a niece named Jessica (called Jessie). To answer the OP, unless the baby’s father were Latino, my family would look at me like I’m crazy (well, maybe my mother would see it as a positive and that I’d returned to my RC roots 😛 ), my friends would begin to wonder if I’d lost my mind and my co-workers would think that was the least weird thing about the whole deal. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/45 "2012-01-18T09:37:28Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > Manuel, pl. Manueles in Spanish, is a clipping of Emanuel (Emmanuel or Immanuel in English), the name given in Isaiah 7:14 to a promised child. Like Yehoshua, the Hebrew origin of Jesus, it mwans “God [is] with us” and is a common designation of the Christ. Referenced in Matthew 1:23: Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. I think that one is from the King James’, there’s more versions [here](http://bible.cc/matthew/1-23.htm) (boy, some people sure do have a lot of time in their hands). ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/46 "2012-01-18T16:43:13Z")
My hubby has an Uncle Jesse (Jesus) and a cousin Nacho (Ignatio). ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/47 "2012-01-18T17:22:14Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Never had, and I have no idea why you think I would have. I certainly wouldn’t expect you (or someone from Mexico) to be familiar with _Es de hierro_ or _Quisiera ser la hiedra_… I was answering this phrase of yours, which I included in the message: > [@](#): > > I’ve never met any Jesusas Sorry you got confused… ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/48 "2012-01-18T18:08:12Z")
I know the name exists, I did mention it! But I, personally, have met any Jesusas. And I still have no idea why you thought I would have heard that song. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566/49 "2012-01-18T23:28:10Z")
[hijack] I’ve been seeing this thread title for a couple of week now and I really thought it was about giving the Jesus in your lawn Nativity scene a name. And I was thinking what an odd practice that must be. “Here’s Mary and Joseph and the donkey and the sheep and the baby Jesus, only we call him Buddy.” [/hijack] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566.md?page=2)