AOM: His name was probably Yeshua, assuming he actually existed. When the Gemara refers to him, if it actually refers to him at all (it’s hard to tell because everything even possibly related to him has been censored), calls him “Oso Ha’ish”. Yeshu is a later reference, quite possibly because it can stand for Yemach Shemo Vezichro, but was also used because it functions ans a Kinui of his actual name.
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