Meaning & History
Joseph is a classic male name with deep roots in several languages and cultures. Derived from the Hebrew name Yosef (יוֹסֵף) meaning "he will add" or "he will increase," it entered English via the Latin form Ioseph and the Greek Ioseph. The name's origin lies in the Hebrew root yasaf, meaning "to add, to increase."
Related Names
Other Languages & Cultures
(Slovak)
Jozef (Albanian)
Zef (Persian)
Yousef (Arabic)
Yousif, Youssef (Urdu)
Yousuf (Persian)
Yusef (Uzbek)
Yusuf (Arabic (Maghrebi))
Youcef (Armenian)
Hovsep (Uyghur)
Yusup (Azerbaijani)
Yusif (Basque)
Joseba (Russian)
Iosif (Biblical Latin)
Ioseph (Biblical Greek)
Ioses (Hebrew)
Yosef (Indonesian)
Jusuf (Bulgarian)
Yosif (Catalan)
Josep (Corsican)
Ghjaseppu (Slovene)
Josip (Croatian)
Joško, Joso, Jozo (Swedish)
Josef (Dutch)
Jef, Joep, Joes, Joop, Joos, Joost, Jos (History)
Josephus (Dutch)
Sef, Sep, Sjef (Esperanto)
Jozefo, Joĉjo (Estonian)
Joosep (Icelandic)
Jósef (Spanish)
Jose (Finnish)
Jooseppi, Juuso (Galician)
Xosé (Georgian)
Ioseb, Soso (Hungarian)
József, Jóska, Józsi (Irish)
Seosamh (Italian)
Giuseppe, Beppe, Giusi, Peppe, Peppi 1, Peppino, Pino, Pippo (Late Roman)
Iosephus (Latvian)
Jāzeps (Lithuanian)
Juozapas, Juozas (Serbian)
Josif (Malay)
Yusof (Maori)
Hohepa (Occitan)
Josèp (Polish)
Józef (Spanish)
José (Portuguese)
Zé, Zezé (Russian)
Osip (Scottish Gaelic)
Seòsaidh (Slovene)
Jožef, Jože, Juš (Somali)
Yuusuf (Spanish)
Joselito, Josepe, Pepe, Pepito (Tatar)
Yosıf (Turkmen)
Ýusup (Ukrainian)
Yosyp, Yosyf (Urdu)
Yousaf (Western African)
Issouf, Issoufou, Youssouf (Yiddish)
Yossel
Sources: Wikipedia — Joseph