What was Ben Hur's first name?

Judah Ben-Hur, or just Ben-Hur, is a fictional character and the title character from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The book covers the character's adventures and struggle against the Roman Empire as he tries to restore honour to his family's name - after being falsely accused of attacking the Roman governor. Judah encounters Jesus Christ and becomes a Christian.

Judah Ben-Hur is a Jewish prince of Jerusalem who is descended from a royal family of Judaea; son of Ithamar; enslaved by the Romans and freed by Quintus Arrius, a Roman warship commander, who also adopts Judah as his son. Judah later becomes a charioteer intending to defeat Messala as retribution for falsely accusing him and his family of attacking the Roman governor during a military parade earlier on in the book. Messala is Judah's boyhood friend who becomes his rival later in the Sheik Ilderim's chariot at Antioch. Judah becomes a follower of Christ, watches him perform miracles, witnesses the Crucifixion and realises that He is a heavenly King not an earthly king. His encounters with Jesus throughout his journey ultimately change his perspective on life - realising that forgiveness is more important than revenge. Esther becomes his wife and the mother of his children.