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[Edward Dumanis]

Josh, your name in Russian is associated with Bulgakov's "Джошуа
Га-Ноцри" (Dzhoshua Ga-Notsri) usually transliterated as "Йешуа
Га-Ноцри" (Yeshua Ga-Notsri) which means Иисус из Назарета (Jesus fon
Nazareth). So, Иисус (Jesus) would be a more traditional rendering of
your name in Russian. However, I believe, this transcription is
reserved exclusively for the deity.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis





2010/3/9 Josh Wilson <jwilson at sras.org>:
> Josh Wilson Wrote:
>
>> PS - by this argument the name on my Russian visa should actually be
>>"Isus"
>> as that is the direct Russian translation of my name.
>
> Paul Gallagher wrote:
>>
>> Huh.
>>
>> I would've guessed "Джошуа."
>
>
> Josh Replies:
>
> And if we were talking about the transliteration of names, you would be
> right. In fact, that is exactly what is on my visa.
>
> However, we are talking about the translation of names. Anyone named
> "Dzhoshua" who has spent any time in Russia can tell you that the name does
> not exist in Russian culture - and in fact confuses the bejessus out of many
> Russians.
>
> If to translate the name, the closest thing you will come to moving back to
> the original roots and following the line back to Russian - is Isus.
>
> (Joshua and Jesus actually have the same root - but the English translators
> of the Bible chose to treat the name differently for different characters.)
>
>
> Josh Wilson
> Assistant Director
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies
> Editor in Chief
> Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
> SRAS.org
> jwilson at sras.org
>
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