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Why did “Jesus” become a common name in certain Christian cultures (like Spain), but not in others? There’s many a “Jesús” in the Spanish-speaking world, but being named “Jesus” in an Anglophone country would be considered weird in any era.

by /u/Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink in /r/AskHistorians

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