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What does the name Yeshu mean?

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Rabbis called Jesus Yeshu. Today's Israelis call Jesus Yeshu.

Wheeler considered that the name "Yeshu" was simply a shortened form of the name "Yehoshua" or Joshua.[10]
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The name's etymology above is neutral.

Another explanation given is that the name "Yeshu" is actually an acronym for the formula ימח שמו וזכרו(נו)‎ (Yimach Shemo V'Zichro[no]), meaning "may his name and memory be obliterated".[11]
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That's a pejorative interpretation of the name Yeshu.
 
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