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First name origin & meaning: Hebrew: He shall add First name variations: Josef, Jozef, Yoseph, Yosayf, José, Joe, Jo, Joey, Josie, Josiah, Josias, Jessup, Giuseppe, Isoep, Iosef, Seosaidh, Osip, Pepe, Pepito, Jazeps, Jooseppi, Joseba, Josep, Josephat, Josephe, Josephie, Josephus, Josheph, Josip, Jóska, Joza, Joze, Jozeph, Jozhe, Jozio, Jozka, Jozsi, Jozzepi, Jupp, Jusepe, Juziu, Beppe, Bepe, Beppy, Cheche, Iokepa, Keo, Pepa, Peppe, Pino, Sepp, Yeska, Yosef, Yousef, Youssel, Yusef, Yusif, Zeusef Last name origins & meanings:
- English, German, French, and Jewish: from the personal name, Hebrew
Yosef ‘may He (God) add (another son)’. In medieval Europe this
name was borne frequently but not exclusively by Jews; the usual
medieval English vernacular form is represented by Jessup. In
the Book of Genesis, Joseph is the favorite son of Jacob, who is sold
into slavery by his brothers but rises to become a leading minister in
Egypt (Genesis 37–50). In the New Testament Joseph is the husband of
the Virgin Mary, which accounts for the popularity of the given name
among Christians.
- A bearer of the name Joseph with the secondary surname
Langoumois (and therefore presumably from the Angoumois region of France) is
documented in Quebec City in 1718.
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Billy Joe Armstrong,
Marilu Henner,
Stephen King,
Mark Knopfler,
Malcolm McLaren,
Kristin Scott-Thomas,
Vivienne Westwood,
Run DMC,
Sting This name appears in the following lists:
Biblical Names,
Composers,
Literary Characters,
Artists,
Poets,
Nobel Prize Winners,
Opera Singers
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