| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | He (God) will add |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin, male: | the name is interpreted as May God add another son |
| | in the Old Testament Joseph is the 11th son of Jacob, advisor to the pharaoh in Egypt, and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel |
| | in the New Testament Joseph is the husband of Maria, the mother of Jesus |
| Words: | yacaph = to add, to increase Hebrew |
| Topics: | 12 Tribes of Israel, New Testament, Old Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:José Guatemala 2023, 1:Yusuf Turkey 2021, 1:Yusif Azerbaijan 2020, 2:Josef Austria 2015, 2:Josip Croatia 2011, 3:József Hungary 2014, 4:Josefa Spain 2015, 6:Josefine Denmark 2017, 7:Joseph USA 2003, 9:Joséphine Paris 2019 |
| Somehow related to: | Giosch |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Josefine, Josepha, Josi | Joscha, Joschka, Josef, Joseph, Jupp, Sepp, Seppi |
| Italian | Beppina, Giuseppa, Giuseppina, Guiseppa, Guiseppina, Nuccia, Peppina, Pinuccia | Beppe, Beppo, Giuseppe, Giuseppino, Giusy, Guiseppe, Nuccio, Peppe, Peppino, Peppone, Pino, Pinuccio |
| Scandinavian | Josefa, Josefin | |
| Frisian | Josina | |
| English | Josephine, Josie | Jo, Jody, Joe, Joey, Joseph, Yosef |
| French | Josée, Joséphine, Josette, Josiane, Josianne | Joe, Joseph, Youcef, Youssouf |
| Dutch | Fien, Fiene, Jozefien, Pien | Joep, Joos, Jozef, Sep |
| Portuguese | Josefa | José, Zé |
| Spanish | Josefa, Josefina, Pepita | José, Joselito, Pepe, Pepito |
| Arabic | | Jusuf, Youcef, Yousef, Youssef, Youssouf, Yusuf |
| Tagalog | | Jose, Joselito |
| Malay | | Usop |
| Finnish | | Juuso |
| Polish | Jozefina | Józef |
| Slavic | Josipa | Josip, Jozef |
| Albanian | | Isuf, Zef |
| Hungarian | | Joscha, Joska, József |
| Azerbaijani | | Yusif |
| Hebrew | | Josef, Yossi |
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| Name variants: 29 female and 50 male name variants, sorted by name and gender |
| Name | Languages of Use |
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| Beppe | Italian |
| Beppo | Italian |
| Giuseppe | Italian |
| Giuseppino | Italian |
| Giusy | Italian |
| Guiseppe | Italian |
| Isuf | Albanian |
| Jo | English |
| Jody | English |
| Joe | French, English |
| Joep | Dutch |
| Joey | English |
| Joos | Dutch |
| Joscha | German, Hungarian |
| Joschka | German |
| Jose | Tagalog |
| José | Portuguese, Spanish |
| Josef | German, Hebrew |
| Joselito | Spanish, Tagalog |
| Joseph | German, English, French |
| Josip | Slavic |
| Joska | Hungarian |
| Jozef | Dutch, Slavic |
| Józef | Polish |
| József | Hungarian |
| Jupp | German |
| Jusuf | Arabic |
| Juuso | Finnish |
| Nuccio | Italian |
| Pepe | Spanish |
| Pepito | Spanish |
| Peppe | Italian |
| Peppino | Italian |
| Peppone | Italian |
| Pino | Italian |
| Pinuccio | Italian |
| Sep | Dutch |
| Sepp | German |
| Seppi | German |
| Usop | Malay |
| Yosef | English |
| Yossi | Hebrew |
| Youcef | French, Arabic |
| Yousef | Arabic |
| Youssef | Arabic |
| Youssouf | French, Arabic |
| Yusif | Azerbaijani |
| Yusuf | Arabic |
| Zé | Portuguese |
| Zef | Albanian |
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