What do you think of Joshua. To me it still feels au courante, especially as a middle name. It complements Isaac, Samuel and Benjamin beautifully.
I also think the form Yeshua is very, very beautiful. Of course people on here will be repelledby something holier then... well, Gertie or whatever, but I am enthralled by it. I also like it spelled with an I: Ieshua, and Iesua, and even Iesiua.
In my choral writing, I prefer to write Iesu in Latin (with an I), and am not averse to using Yeshua in place of Jesus in musical texts.
This message was edited 6/8/2021, 7:35 AM