Joseph

Joseph \jo-sep(h), jos-e-ph\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Joseph is pronounced as JHOWSahF in English, ZHowZEHF in French, or YOWZehF in German ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Joseph: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ZH as in "beige (B.EY.ZH" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Joseph?

Joseph is used predominantly in the English, French, and German languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name's meaning is Yahweh will add (another son). Biblical name derived from the element 'yacaph' meaning to add, to increase. The name was borne by the eleventh and most beloved son of Jacob in the Old Testament of the Bible, after whom one of the twelve tribes of Israel was named. He was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, whom he finally forgave and was reconciled with after he rose to become the right-hand man of Pharaoh in Egypt. The name was also borne by the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus in the New Testament, as well as a rich Jew named Joseph of Arimathea, who retrieved Jesus' body from the Cross and buried it in a tomb made of stones. The baby name was commonly used by English speakers in the Middle Ages, and it became more widespread after the Reformation. The name Josephine meaning of name (English, French, and German) is the female version of Joseph. Joseph is a widely used name; it has 135 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English include Giuseppe meaning (used in Italian too), nicknames for Hohepa, Jessop name popularity, Jessup meaning, name Jodi origin, Jodie pronounciation, Joeseph meaning and origin, what does the name Joesph mean, Joosep meaning of name, meaning of Joosepe, what does the name Joosepi mean, Jopi meaning of name, what does the name Jopie mean, Jos meaning, short names for Joseff, short names for Josephat, what does the name Josheph mean, Joslin name, name Jospeh, Joss definition, name Josslin, Josu meaning of name, short names for Jozeff, nicknames for Jóska, and Yussel meaning. Other English forms include the short forms what does the name Jo mean (used in Japanese too) and Joe name popularity (used in French too), the diminutive forms Jody meaning, nicknames for Joey, name Jojo meaning, Josey meaning and origin (used in Spanish too), and Josie meaning (used in Scottish too), and the variant spelling name Josephe origin (used in French too). Foreign variants of Joseph include name Beppe meaning (Italian), Beppi definition (German), short names for Beppo (Italian), name Che (Spanish), what does the name Chepito mean (Spanish), Giuseppino name variations (Italian), Giussepe name popularity (Italian), Guiseppe meaning of name (Italian), Hovsep definition (Armenian), short names for Iokepa (Hawaiian), Iosef meaning (German), baby name Iosefa (Samoan), Iosep name variations (Irish), name Ioseph origin (Gaelic, Irish, and Russian), nicknames for Iosif (Greek, Russian, and Slavic), Iòseph meaning (Scottish), name Jazeps origin (Latvian), Joos definition (Dutch), Joosef meaning (Finnish), baby name Jooseppi (Finnish), nicknames for Joscha (German and Hungarian), Joschka meaning (German), Jose meaning of name (Portuguese and Spanish), short names for Joseba (Basque), Josecito meaning and origin (Spanish), Josef meaning and origin (Czech, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Yiddish), short names for Josefa (Czech, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Joseito name popularity (Spanish), name Joselito (Spanish), name Josep origin (Catalan and Slavic), baby name Josephus (Latinized), short names for José (Portuguese and Spanish), Josif meaning (Slavic), nicknames for Josip (Slavic), short names for Joska (Hungarian), name Joszef meaning (Hungarian), Joza name variations (Czech), Joze pronounciation (Slavic), Jozef definition (Dutch and Slavic), short names for Jozhe (Slavic), name Jozhef origin (Slavic), Jozio name popularity (Polish), Jozka meaning (Czech), Jozo meaning and origin (Slavic), Jozsef definition (Hungarian), Jozsi meaning (Hungarian), Józef name (Polish), József pronounciation (Hungarian), Jupp name popularity (German), meaning of Jusuf (Arabic), Juzef meaning of name (Polish), Juziu meaning of name (Polish), short names for Osip (Russian and Ukrainian), name Osya meaning (Russian), Pepik pronounciation (Czech), baby name Pepillo (Spanish), Pepin name popularity (Spanish), name Peppi origin (German), meaning of Peppino (Italian), baby name Peppone (Italian), short names for Pino (Italian), name Pipo origin (Spanish), Pippino meaning (Italian), name Seosamh origin (Irish), name Seosap origin (Irish), name Seosaph origin (Irish), what does the name Susai mean (Tamil), Xose meaning and origin (Galician), nicknames for Xosé (Galician), name Yazid origin (Arabic), baby name Yeska (Russian), name Yesya (Russian), baby name Yosef (Arabic and Hebrew), Yosi name popularity (Hebrew), Yosif meaning of name (Slavic), Yosyp name variations (Ukrainian), Youseef meaning and origin (Yiddish), name Yousef (Arabic and Yiddish), meaning of Youssef (Arabic), name Yousuf meaning (Arabic), Yusef name (Arabic and Swahili), Yusif meaning (Russian), Yusuf definition (Arabic and Swahili), Yusup name popularity (Russian), name Yuzef origin (Russian), Ze name popularity (Portugese), meaning of Zef (Dutch), and Zeusef definition (Portuguese). Specific foreign variants include the short form Sepp definition (German), and the diminutive forms baby name Cheche (Spanish), Chepe name variations (Spanish), name Jobo (Spanish), Jochjo pronounciation (Esperanto), meaning of Joop (Dutch), name Pepa origin (Czech), Pepe meaning (Spanish), Pepi name variations (Spanish), Pepito name (Spanish), Peppe name variations (Italian), Seòsaidh name variations (Gaelic), Seppi name variations (German), and short names for Youssel (Yiddish). Joseph is a classic favorite. Today it is still very popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1914, 2.755% of baby boys were given the name Joseph. It ranked at #5 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of moderate use. In 2010, its usage was 0.671% and its ranking #20, however it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, 78% more boys were named Joseph than the next most popular name, Jose name variations. Joseph has mostly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1988, the name Joseph was given to 153 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Joseph:

• Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, born 17 February 1981, Los Angeles, California
• Actor Jerry Lewis, born Joseph Levitch, 16 March 1926, Newark, New Jersey
• Author Joseph Conrad, born Teodor Jozef Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924, Berdichev, Ukraine
• Author Joseph Heller, born 1 May 1923 - 12 December 1999, Brooklyn, New York
• Author Joseph Mitchell, born 27 July 1908 - 24 May 1996, Near Iona, North Carolina
• Aviator Joseph (Jr) Kennedy, born 28 July 1915 - 12 August 1944, Boston, Massachusetts
• Business Personality Joseph Sr
• Kennedy, born 6 September 1888 - 19 November 1969, Boston, Massachusetts
• Comedian Joey Bishop, born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, 3 February 1918 - 17 October 2007, The Bronx, New York
• Comedian Buster Keaton, born Joseph Francis Keaton VI, 4 October 1895 - 1 February 1966, Piqua, Kansas
• Heavy metal Musician Joe Elliot, born Joseph Thomas Elliott, 1 August 1959, South Yorkshire, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Joseph:

name Josef meaning (Czech, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Yiddish), Josephe pronounciation (English and French), name Jaagup origin (Estonian), Jaccob name popularity, meaning of Jachob, name Jackob meaning, name Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Jacobb meaning and origin, Jacobe meaning and origin, nicknames for Jacub, meaning of Jaicob, short names for Jakab (Hungarian), name Jakeb (English), name Jakiv (Russian), Jakob meaning and origin (English, German, and Scandinavian), Jakov pronounciation (Hungarian, Russian, and Slavic), Jakub definition (Czech, Polish, and Slavic), what does the name Japa mean, what does the name Jave mean, and Javey definition.

The baby name Joseph fun facts:

The name Joseph in reverse order is "Hpesoj".

The numerological value of the name Joseph is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Joseph?

Joseph is in the top names in USA.