The story behind Josef
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
Other language forms and explanations (3)
German entry
Latin Josephus and/or Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)
Albanian entry
From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (“(God) shall add”). Doublet of Albanian Jozef (“Joseph”).
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Josef.
Pronunciation
Czech: [ˈjozɛf]
Regional pronunciation variants
- German: /ˈjoːzɛf/
- German: /ˈjoːzəf/
- German: /ˈjoːˌzeːf/
- Albanian: /joːsɛf/
- Albanian: /joːsəf/
- Tagalog: /hoˈsef/
- Tagalog: [hoˈsɛf]
- Tagalog: /hoˈsep/
- Tagalog: [hoˈsɛp̚]
- Tagalog: /ˈd͡ʒosef/
- Tagalog: [ˈd͡ʒoː.sɛf]
- Tagalog: /ˈd͡ʒosep/
- Tagalog: [ˈd͡ʒoː.sɛp̚]
- Tagalog: /ˈdjosep/
- Tagalog: [ˈd̪joː.sɛp̚]
- Tagalog: /kuˈsep/
- Tagalog: [k̠ʊˈsɛp̚]
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Names Similar to Josef
Joosef
From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Josif
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Іѡсифъ (Iosifŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép). Doublet of Josip and Jusuf.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jòsif
From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph) (not from Latin Iosephus), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēṗ, “(God) shall add”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jozef
Inherited from Middle Dutch joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף. Derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph),…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Józef
Learned borrowing from Latin Iōsēphus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Asaf
A variant of Asaph.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Josef
Abednego
From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Josef
Aarão
From Latin Aarōn, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן ('aharón). Doublet of Faro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length