Joseph (given name)

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Joseph

Joseph, son of Jacob
Pronunciation /ˈdʒoʊzɨf/ or /ˈdʒoʊsɨf/
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Hebrew
Region of origin Israel
Other names
Related names Joe, Joey, Jojo, John, Josiah, Josias, Josh, Joshua, Jeshua, Jesse, Jess, Joss, Joy, Joyce, Julius, Jules, Jose, Josephus, José, Joseba, Giuseppe, Yoseph, Yusuf, Seph, Seth, Steph, Joan, Joanne, Joanna, Jones, Jonas, Jolyon, Joel, Yoel, Jo, Josie, Josephine, Josephina
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Joseph is a name originating from Hebrew, meaning 'God will increase' recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף, Standard Hebrew Yossef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄. In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelled يوسف or Yūsuf. The name can be translated from Hebrew יהוה להוסיף Yihoh Lhosif as signifying "YHWH will increase/add". This variant of the name is used mostly in English, French and German-speaking countries. Diminutives of Joseph include: Joe and Joey for males, and Jo for females. It is sometimes abbreviated as Jos.

The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and Joseph was one of the two names, along with Robert, remained in the top 10 boys' names list from 1925 to 1972 in the US.[1] It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef" and in Italy, where the name where "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century.

In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first. In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament there is another Joseph as well, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.

Common nicknames

  • Joe, Joey, Josey, Joss, Jozip, and Jody

Variations

Variations for males include:[2]

  • Afrikaans: Josef
  • Albanian: Jozef, Zef, Josif, Josip, Isuf
  • Alsatian: Sepp
  • Armenian: Հովսեփ Hovsep
  • Arabic: يوسف (Yūsuf, Youssef, Yussef, Yousuf)
  • Azerbaijani: Yusif, Yusuf, Usub
  • Belarusian: Іосіф, Iosif, Язэп, Yazep
  • Bosnian: Josip, Jusuf
  • Basque: Joseba, Josepe
  • Bulgarian: Йосиф, Yosif
  • Catalan: Josep, Pep (shortened form), Jep (an alternative shortened form)
  • Corsican: Ghjaseppu
  • Croatian: Josip, Joso, Jozo, Joško, Joža
  • Czech: Josef, Jožka, Pepa, Pepík, Pepik, Pepan, Pepča, Pepek, Pepino, Jožin
  • Danish: Joseph, Josef
  • Dutch: Jozef, Joost, Jos, Jo, Jef, Seppe
  • English: Joseph, Joe, Joey
  • Esperanto: Jozefo
  • Estonian: Joosep, Joosu
  • Faroese: Jósef
  • Finnish: Jooseppi, Juuso
  • French: Joseph
  • Friulian: Bepi, Bepo, Bepùt
  • Galician: Xosé
  • Georgian: იოსებ Ioseb, სოსო Soso
  • German: Josef, Joseph; Jupp (familiar); Sepp Seppl or Pepi (familiar or diminutive forms, particularly in South Germany and Austria)
  • Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Iōséph), Ἰώσηπος (Iosepos), (Iosipos)
  • Hebrew: יוסף (Yosef)
  • Hindi: योसेफ (Yōsēph)
  • Hungarian: Jóska, József
  • Icelandic: Jósef (pronounced "YO-sef"), Jósep (pronounced "YO-sep")
  • Indonesian: Yoseph,Yosep,Yusuf, Yusup, Ucup,Josef,Joseph
  • Interlingua: Joseph
  • Italian: Giuseppe, Giù, Beppe, Peppe, Peppino, Pino, Bepi, Beppo, Pippo, Puccio
  • Irish: Seosamh, Iósaf
  • Japanese: ヨセフ Yosefu
  • Kazakh: Yusuf, Jusip
  • Korean: 요셉 Yosep
  • Latin: Ioséphus
  • Latvian: Jāzeps
  • Limburgish: Joep, Sef
  • Lithuanian: Juozapas, Juozas (shorter form), Juzas (shortest form)
  • Lombard: Giüsèpp, Pèpp, Bèpp
  • Malayalam: ഔസേപ് Ousep or Ousef, യോസേപ് Yosef, ഔസേപച്ചന്‍ Ouseppachen, കൊച്ചാപ്പു Kochaappu, ഈപ്പൻ "Eappan", ഈപ്പച്ചൻ "Eappachan"
  • Malay: Yusuf, Yusop, Yusoff, Jusoh, Usop
  • Manado Malay: Josef, Yosef, Oce'
  • Maltese: Ġużeppi, Ġużi, Ġuż, Ġużè, Peppi, Peppu, Peppinu, Pepp, Żeppi, Żeppu, Żepp
  • Mandarin Chinese: 约瑟(s) 約瑟(t) Yuēsè, 约瑟夫(s) 約瑟夫(t) Yuēsèfū, Zho-Zi-Fu
  • Maori: Hohepa
  • Norwegian: Josef
  • Occitan: Josèp
  • Persian: يوسف, Yūsuf, Youssef, Yussef
  • Polish: Józef (Yu-zef), Diminutive: Józek, Józio
  • Portuguese: José, Zé (shorter form)
  • Romanian: Iosif
  • Russian: Иосиф (Iosif), Осип (Osip)
  • Samoan: Iosefa
  • Sardinian: Jisepu
  • Scottish Gaelic: Seòsaidh
  • Serbian: Јосиф (Josif)
  • Sepedi: Josefa
  • Sicilian: Giuseppi
  • Sinhala:Jose, Juse
  • Slovak: Jozef, Jožo, Dodo, Ďoďo
  • Slovene: Jožef, Jože
  • Spanish: José, Pepe, Chepe, Che
  • Sundanese: Yusup, Usup, Ucup
  • Swedish: Josef
  • Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (Yausef, Yausep)
  • Turkish: Yusuf, Yasef
  • Tagalog: Jose, Pepe, Peping,
  • Tamil: Yoseppu
  • Telugu: Yosepu
  • Ukrainian: Йосип (Yosyp)
  • Valencian: Josep
  • Venetian: Juxepe (pronounced as "Giusepe" or "Iusepe"), Bepi, Bepin
  • Vietnamese: Giu-se.
  • Welsh: Joseff
  • Yiddish: Yissl, Yussel, Jayzl
  • Yorùbá: Josefu, Yesufu, Yusuf
  • Zimbabwean (Shona): Joze, Joza

Female forms

People known as Joseph

Royalty

Biblical figures

  • Saint Joseph, husband of Mary the mother of Jesus (according to Christian doctrine)
  • Joseph (Hebrew Bible), Old Testament Biblical figure in the book of Genesis
  • Joseph of Arimathea, secretive disciple of Jesus

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ Frank Nuessel (1992). The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 10. Retrieved 11 September 2013.   – via Questia (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Behind the Name – the Etymology and History of First Names
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