Meaning and origin
Josip is a Slavic boy name. The meaning of the name is `God Will Increase`.
Where is it used? The name Josip is mainly used in Croatian and in Slovene.
It is an abbreviated form of Juuso, used in Finnish.
How do they say it elsewhere? Yusef (In Turkish) José (In Spanish and in Portuguese) Jozef (In Slovak, Slovene and in Polish) Josif (In Serbian) Iosif (In Russian and in Bulgarian) Osip (In Russian) Yousef (In Muslim) Youssef (In Muslim) Juozas (In Lithuanian) Yosef (In Jewish) Giuseppe (In Italian) Seosamh (In Irish) József (In Hungarian) Josef (In German, Scandinavian, Dutch and in Czech) Sepp (In German) Xosé (In Galician) Jooseppi (In Finnish) Jozefo (In Esperanto) Joseph (In English, French and in the bible) Josep (In Catalan) Hovsep (In Armenian)
If it's too long people might use In English: Joe In English: Jo
For the opposite sex use: In Spanish, Portuguese, Czech and in Scandinavian: Josefa (F) In Spanish: Josefina (F) In Hungarian: Jozefa (F) In French: Josephe (F) In French: Josée (F) In English and in German: Josepha (F)
See also In Spanish: Pepe (M) In Spanish: Pepito (M) In Spanish: Pepita (F) In Slovene: Joze (M) In Jewish: Yussel (M) In German: Seppel (M) In French: Joséphine (F) In Esperanto: Jochjo (M) In English: Joey (M)
Extra information: From Croatian. Alternative meanings (Slovene) God Will Increase