Zaidy: It could be that was a Remez, but Yeishu is also short for Yeshua, which was most likely his real name. Also, the Gemara refers to him as Oso Ha’ish (maybe, this is all not so cleay) and not as Yeshu (though whether that’s the original or a self-censored version we can’t say). I think, though, the earliest Jewish references to him as Yeishu are from the Geonim/Rishonim, well after the name “Jesus” was well known.
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