MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Yesu mean?
Yesu is used for Jesus in Telugu and other Indian languages. The name ultimately continues the Hebrew Yeshua, connected with salvation.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
येसु
Conventional spelling
Telugu
యేసు
Conventional spelling
Tamil
இயேசு
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Yesu in Indian usage
12,830 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (84.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,951 records (15.2%).
- Recorded as male: 10,879 records (84.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 537 |
| 1960s | 1,141 |
| 1970s | 2,140 |
| 1980s | 4,849 |
| 1990s | 3,907 |
| Other decades | 256 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 12,408 |
| Other states | 422 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: இயேசு ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Behind the Name: Jesus ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: இயேசு ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.