Popes chose Hebrew names rather than Latin ones.

For example we see Abrahams, Nathaniels, Isaacs, Jesajas, Joshuas, Moseses, Noahs, Josephs, Immanuels and Lemuels rather than Pius, Franciscus, Hadrian and Benedict. Could that be a option for Western Popes- maybe as a nod to the old Testament ? Johannes (John) is a Pope Name that is the latinized version of the Greek version of a Hebrew name for instance and very popular among popes.
 
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Could have an interesting effect on European naming practices in general.

The first pope to choose a regnal name was apparently Joannes II in 533AD, so your POD might have to be that there's less friction between the Jews and the Christians...
 
The first pope to choose a regnal name was apparently Joannes II in 533AD

True, but it was basically a one-off because his own name (Mercurius) was so obviously inappropriate. Taking a new regnal name remained rare for centuries afterwards, and it only became a regular tradition starting with John XII (birth name Octavian) in the 10th century. By that time, the chance of the rulers of the Latin church deciding to name themselves after Jews is negligible.

The fundamental problem is that most post-John XII popes were named after previous popes, and most of those previous popes - because of the conversion of the Roman Empire - had Latin names. If you want them to have Hebrew names, you're going to have to start a lot earlier than the 6th century; you're going to have to change something fundamental about early Christianity such that converts take Hebrew names. If you do that, however, I'd wager conversion to Christianity is going to be less popular among the Roman gentiles and you might not end up with a pope at all.
 
The easiest way to get a bunch more Jewish names in the Papal list would be if more took/had names of early Jewish saints and apostles.

While there are many 'John's, there's only one "Zacharius", and none of "Thomas" or "Matthew" or "Jacob/James" or "Bartholemew" (despite 2 popes having that as their birth name), "Nathaniel", "Simon" (Peter's birth name), "Saul" (Paul's birth/Hebrew name), "Joseph", "Simeon", "Eleazer/Lazarus" or "Barnabas" (again, a Christian name of Pius VII).

Very odd, actually, that so few of these were not used.
 
The easiest way to get a bunch more Jewish names in the Papal list would be if more took/had names of early Jewish saints and apostles.

While there are many 'John's, there's only one "Zacharius", and none of "Thomas" or "Matthew" or "Jacob/James" or "Bartholemew" (despite 2 popes having that as their birth name), "Nathaniel", "Simon" (Peter's birth name), "Saul" (Paul's birth/Hebrew name), "Joseph", "Simeon", "Eleazer/Lazarus" or "Barnabas" (again, a Christian name of Pius VII).

Very odd, actually, that so few of these were not used.
Benedict XVI, personal name was Joseph

Now that you have mentioned it I am quite surprised there hasn't been a few hebrew named Popes such as:
- Abraham (not only meaning High Father but also the biblical patriach, Abraham, who is seen as the father of the Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
- Joseph (There are three Josephs in the Bible. In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son, while in the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus as well as Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.
- Michael (which is derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl, meaning "Who is like God?")
 
Benedict XVI, personal name was Joseph

Now that you have mentioned it I am quite surprised there hasn't been a few hebrew named Popes such as:
- Abraham (not only meaning High Father but also the biblical patriach, Abraham, who is seen as the father of the Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
- Joseph (There are three Josephs in the Bible. In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son, while in the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus as well as Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.
- Michael (which is derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl, meaning "Who is like God?")
Joseph is in my list.

But "Abraham" and "Michael" are good choices. Ah. Also "Elijah", "David" and "Daniel". Perhaps also "Solomon", "Isaac", "Benjamin", "Jude" (although probably not in the spelling "Judas"), "Moses".
 
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Now that you have mentioned it I am quite surprised there hasn't been a few hebrew named Popes such as:

There have been - just not Roman popes. The Coptic Papacy of Alexandria has had Michaels, Josephs, Marks, Matthews, Benjamins, Gabriels, and even an Abraham. I'm not sure exactly when the adoption of a regnal name became commonplace in Alexandria, so I couldn't say whether the originators of these names in Alexandria were just using their birth names or taking the names of saints.

As stated, Post-10th century Roman popes didn't choose names because they sounded good (or at least not exclusively so), but because they were the names of previous popes. Since then, only our present pope has seen fit to "invent" a new name (Francis).* If a 1st-9th century pope had "Michael" as a birth name, it's entirely possible we'd have several Pope Michaels by now.

*Pope Francis named himself after a non-pope saint, which is sort of what Darthi is talking about - for popes to be named after saints, and Jewish ones in particular. Now you need to find a way for this tradition to start in the Roman church earlier than 2013.
 
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