What does the name “Jesus” mean?

Jesus comes from the Hebrew name Yeshua, which means "Yahweh saves.” Yahweh is the likely proper pronunciation of the Divine Name (I AM) revealed to Moses and written in Hebrew script as YHWH. The biblical precursors include various forms, such as Joshua (the assistant of Moses) and Hosea (the Prophet). Jesus comes to us in English through the New Testament Greek’s “Iesous” and the Latin Vulgate’s “Iesus.”