Angel or Jesus?

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Spanish baby boy, but will go to an English school (in Spain) he is 3/4 Spanish.

He will get teased being called Jesus. I have taught children who have had this as a middle name and as soon as the other children find out it made their lives awful.

Neither? 😬 Sorry!

Not in Spain though!

Jesus

He would get bullied in the uk, probably be ok in Spain.
I'm not that keen on either name really, is there a reason you want something so religious?

2/10

In Spain I don't see any issue with Jesus. I prefer Angel though myself, and I think it does work better if he decides to live in the UK in the future.

Neither. Even in Spain, there are other names.

I come across lots of Angels. I have met 2 Jesuses... They're not that strange here.

We just liked them

How is Jesus pronounced in Spain and what is Spanish for angel?

It's not really any more religious than calling your child Joseph / Mary / Angela though, is it.

If I had to pick it would be Angel

Could you have Angelo or something similar?

I think Angel is a fab name. And I have to say the blokes I've known called Jesus haven't been notably religious.

Jesus is like hay Zeus can't explain Angel, the g is soft

If you go with Angel and move to the UK people will just think you're a Buffy fan . . .

The Spanish pronounce it like Hésús. It's a common name in the Latin Americas but British kids will take the Micky out of him.

Or a Hardy fan.

Angel is a girl's name usually. Perhaps Angelo as previous poster has said? Jesus won't be pronounced the Spanish way here.

Angelo or Zeus.

I prefer Jehovah

Angel pronounced ang-ell?
Jesus pronounced hey-zeus?

I personally prefer Angel. I work in secondary schools and IME name-based bullying is vanishingly rare and I've taught kids with some names that it would be easy to tease. I taught a boy once whose name was pronounced "anal"; in a class full of 14 year olds he was very much one of the "cool kids".

Angel is a bit girlie.
And There's only one Jesus, surely

Yes, but he won't be in the UK.

Angel is a boys name and there are lots of kids called Jesus!
Op do you have some English family? Which name can they pronounce the best? I couldn't stand years of a grandparent saying dcs name wrong!

Angel is a bit girlie
And There's only one Jesus, surely

Really? Its a boys name, there are millions of boys with that name in the world, mainly Latin America, Mexico, Spain, USA etc. Its been around far longer than the Jesus you are referring to and in many forms.