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Meaning and origin
Joseph is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `God Will Increase, remover`.


Where is it used?
The name Joseph is mainly used in English, French and in the bible.

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)
John (In English and in the bible)
Jolene (In English)
Josip (In Croatian and in Slovene)
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: Josée (F)
In French: Joséphine (F)
In French: Josephe (F)
In English and in German: Josepha (F)


See also
In Spanish: Pepe (M)
In Spanish: Pepita (F)
In Spanish: Che (M)
In Spanish: Pepito (M)
In Slovene: Joze (M)
In Portuguese: Zé (M)
In Muslim: Yusuf
In Jewish: Yussel (M)
In Italian: Beppe
In Italian: Giuseppina
In Hungarian: Józsi
In Hungarian: Jóska
In German: Seppel (M)
In French: Josiane
In French: Josette
In Esperanto: Jochjo (M)
In English: Josephina
In English: Josephine
In English: Joey (M)
In English: Joetta (F)
In Dutch: Joop (M)


What Joseph`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Joseph:
   The women love it!
   The worst thing about the name:
   I don't really think there is because we still ROCK!!!!
   If my name wasn`t Joseph....:
   No because Joseph ROCKS!!!!
   Extra information:
   Joseph Rocks!!!!!

More `Joseph` links
Joseph as abbreviation
Actors named Joseph
Joseph in the encyclopedia