Joseph

From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob and the first with his wife Rachel. Because he was the favourite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This name also occurs in the New Testament, belonging to Saint Joseph the husband of Mary, and to Joseph of Arimathea.... [more]

EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Yousef, Youssef, Yusef, Yusuf
ARMENIAN: Hovsep
AZERBAIJANI: Yusif
BASQUE: Joseba, Josepe
BIBLICAL GREEK: Ioseph
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yosef
BIBLICAL LATIN: Ioseph
BIBLICAL: Joseph
BULGARIAN: Yosif
CATALAN: Josep
CROATIAN: Josip
CZECH: Josef
DANISH: Josef
DUTCH: Josephus, Jozef
ENGLISH: Joseph
ESPERANTO: Jozefo
ESTONIAN: Joosep
FINNISH: Jooseppi
FRENCH: Joseph
GALICIAN: Xosé
GEORGIAN: Ioseb
GERMAN: Josef, Joseph
GREEK: Iosif
HEBREW: Yosef
HISTORY: Josephus
HUNGARIAN: József
IRISH: Seosamh
ITALIAN: Giuseppe
LATE ROMAN: Iosephus
LATVIAN: Jāzeps
LITHUANIAN: Juozapas
MACEDONIAN: Josif
MAORI: Hohepa
NORWEGIAN: Josef
OCCITAN: Josèp
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Iosifu
POLISH: Józef
PORTUGUESE: José
ROMANIAN: Iosif
RUSSIAN: Iosif, Osip
SCOTTISH: Seòsaidh
SERBIAN: Josif
SLOVAK: Jozef
SLOVENE: Josip, Jožef
SPANISH: José
SWEDISH: Josef
TURKISH: Yusuf
UKRAINIAN: Yosyp
UYGHUR: Yusup
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Ioses
BIBLICAL: Joses
CROATIAN: Joško, Joso, Jozo
DUTCH: Jef, Joep, Joop, Joos, Joost, Jos, Sjef, Zef
ENGLISH: Jo, Joe, Joey, Jojo
ESPERANTO: Joĉjo
FINNISH: Juuso
GEORGIAN: Soso
GERMAN: Jo, Sepp, Seppel
HUNGARIAN: Jóska, Józsi
ITALIAN: Beppe, Peppe, Peppi, Peppino, Pino
LITHUANIAN: Juozas
PORTUGUESE: , Zezé
SLOVENE: Jože
SPANISH: Pepe, Pepito
YIDDISH: Yussel
FEMININE FORMS
CROATIAN: Finka, Ina, Josipa, Jozefina, Jožica
CZECH: Josefa
DANISH: Josefine
DUTCH: Josephine, Jozefien
ENGLISH: Jo, Jodene, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joetta, Joey, Jojo, Joleen, Jolene, Josepha, Josephina, Josephine, Josie, Posie, Posy
FINNISH: Iina, Josefiina
FRENCH: Fifi, Josée, Josèphe, Joséphine, Josette, Josiane
GERMAN: Josefine, Josepha, Josephine
HUNGARIAN: Jozefa
ITALIAN: Giosetta, Giuseppa, Giuseppina, Pina
NORWEGIAN: Josefine
POLISH: Józefa, Józefina
PORTUGUESE: Josefa, Josefina
SLOVAK: Jozefína
SLOVENE: Jožefa, Jozefa, Jožica, Pepca
SPANISH: Josefa, Josefina, Pepita
SWEDISH: Josefina, Josefine