Joseph

joseph English Yusuf (surah) + (surname) Alternative forms en Jos. Etymology en name :inh enm:Ioseph<id:name> 1 From en enm Ioseph, ultimately from en hbo יוֹסֵף Yoséf (God) shall add; a son of Jacob. en Yusuf. en one whose chastity is above temptation one whose chastity is above temptation 1 is a reference to the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis 39. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Joseph.wav Southern England jō'səf jō'zəf US, en /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Joseph.wav US jō'sɪf jō'zɪf Northeast US, en /ˈd͡ʒoʊsɪf/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊzɪf/ en əʊsəf əʊzɪf 2 Proper noun ~ en Q145746en biblical character Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel. Genesis 37 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. A few shocks of corn in a corner of the fallow stood up as if alive; she imagined them bowing; perhaps her son would be a Joseph. 2 en Q128267en Christianity The husband of Mary, mother of Jesus. en Saint Joseph<id:Q128267> en Holy Family Luke 3 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli. en Islam The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. en Q271474en Christianity Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus. en male Hebrew. en 1998 w:Steven Herrick A Place Like This Univ. of Queensland Press 0702229849 86 I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph. / You give a kid a name like Cameron / or Alfred, or something like that, / and they end up wearing glasses / and looking at computers for the rest of their life. / - - - So Joe it is. / He'll turn out strong. Strong and smart. en Tamara Qiblawi US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/middleeast/joseph-aoun-elected-lebanon-president-intl 2025-01-09 Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123004849/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/middleeast/joseph-aoun-elected-lebanon-president-intl/ en: en English patronymics. en French patronymics. en locale c/US: en city co/Wallowa County s/Oregon ; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English). en town co/Sevier County s/Utah ; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young. en ghost town co/Idaho County s/Idaho ; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph). Derived terms en broseph Jesus, Mary and Joseph Jo Joe Joey Jos Jos. Joseph-and-Mary Joseph City Josephism Josephite Josephology Josephs Josephson Mary-and-Joseph St. Joseph,St Joseph,Saint Joseph Related terms diminutives en Joe, en Joey, en Jo feminine equivalent en Josephine English surname en Josephs, en Josephson en Jos. Descendants mi Hōhepa 1 Translations favorite son of Jacob Aghwan: xag 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔴𐕢 Albanian: sq Jusuf, sq Jozef, sq Josif Amharic: am ዮሴፍ Arabic: ar يُوسُف m Egyptian Arabic: arz يوسف m yūsef Aragonese: an Chusé m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܝܘܣܦ yausef Armenian: hy Հովսեփ Old Armenian: xcl Յովսէփ Belarusian: be Іо́сіф m Bengali: bn ইউসুফ Bulgarian: bg Йо́сиф m Catalan: ca Josep m Cherokee: chr ᏦᏩ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 約瑟夫 Yuēsèfu Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Yusufu Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Yusufa Danish: da Josef Dutch: nl Jozef m Estonian: et Joosep Faroese: fo Jósef m Finnish: fi Joosef French: fr Joseph m Galician: gl Xosé Georgian: ka იოსები German: de Josef m, de Joseph m Greek: el Ιωσήφ Ancient Greek: grc Ἰωσήφ m Gujarati: gu યૂસફ m Hawaiian: haw Iosepa Hebrew: he יוֹסֵף yoséf Hindi: hi यूसुफ़ m Hungarian: hu József Icelandic: is Jósef m Indonesian: id Yusuf Irish: ga Seosamh m Italian: it Giuseppe Japanese: ja ヨセフ Yosefu Kazakh: kk Жүсіп Korean: ko ^요셉 Latvian: lv Jāzeps m Lithuanian: lt Juõzapas m Macedonian: mk Јосиф m Malay: ms Yusuf Malayalam: ml യൗസേപ്പ് Māori: mi Hōhepa Maranao: mrw Yosop Norwegian: no Josef Persian: fa یوسف yusof, yusef Polish: pl Józef m Portuguese: pt José m Romanian: ro Iosif m Russian: ru Ио́сиф m Sami: Northern Sami: se Jovsset Scottish Gaelic: gd Iòseph m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Јосип m Latin: sh Josip m Sicilian: scn Giuseppi m Somali: so Yuusuf Spanish: es José m Swedish: sv Josef Tagalog: tl Jose Telugu: te యోసేపు, te యూసుఫ్ Turkish: tr Yusuf, tr Yusuf Yûsuf, tr Yusuflar p, tr Yusuflar p Yûsuflar Ottoman Turkish: ota یُوسُف Yusuf Ukrainian: uk Йо́сип m Vietnamese: vi Giuse Catholicism, vi Giô-sép, vi Yuse rare Welsh: cy Joseff m husband of Virgin Mary Aghwan: xag 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔶𐕢 Albanian: sq Jozef, sq Josif Arabic: ar يُوسُف m Aragonese: an Chusé m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܝܘܣܦ yausef Armenian: hy Հովսեփ Old Armenian: xcl Յովսէփ Bengali: bn জোসেফ Catalan: ca Josep m Cherokee: chr ᏦᏩ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 約瑟 Yuēsè, cmn 若瑟 Ruòsè Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Yusufu Danish: da Josef Dutch: nl Jozef m Estonian: et Joosep Farefare: gur Azozɛfʋ Faroese: fo Jósef m Finnish: fi Joosef French: fr Joseph Galician: gl Xosé German: de Josef, de Joseph Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ἰωσήφ Hawaiian: haw Iosepa Hindi: hi यूसुफ़ m Hungarian: hu József Indonesian: id Yusuf, id Yosef Irish: ga Iósaf m Italian: it Giuseppe Korean: ko 요셉 Latvian: lv Jāzeps m Lithuanian: lt Juõzapas m Macedonian: mk Јосиф Malay: ms Yusuf Manchu: mnc ᡳᠣᠰᡳᠪ Māori: mi Hōhepa Norwegian: no Josef Polish: pl Józef m Portuguese: pt José m Romanian: ro Iosif m Russian: ru Ио́сиф m Sami: Northern Sami: se Jovsset Scottish Gaelic: gd Iòseph m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Јосип m Latin: sh Josip m Sicilian: scn Giuseppi m Spanish: es José m Swedish: sv Josef Turkish: Ottoman Turkish: ota یوسف Yusuf Vietnamese: vi Giuse Catholicism, vi Giô-sép, vi Yuse rare Welsh: cy Joseff m 12th sura of the Qur’ān Albanian: sq Suretu Jusuf Amharic: am ሱራ ዩሱፍ Arabic: ar سُورَةُ يُوسُف Armenian: hy սուրա Յուսուֆ Avar: av Сура Йусуф Azerbaijani: az Yusif surəsi Bashkir: ba Йософ сүрәһе Bengali: bn সুরা ইউসুফ Bulgarian: bg сура Юсуф f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 苏拉·优素福 sūlā Yōusùfú Finnish: fi Joosefin suura French: fr sourate Youssouf Georgian: ka სურა იუსუფ Gujarati: gu સૂરા યુસુફ Hebrew: he סורה יוסוף surah Yusuf Hindi: hi यूसुफ़ m Indonesian: id surah Yusuf Kannada: kn ಸುರಾ ಯೂಸುಫ್ Kazakh: kk Юсуф сүресі Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Yûsuf sûre Kyrgyz: ky Юсуф сүрөсү Macedonian: mk сура Јусуф f Malay: ms surah Yusuf Malayalam: ml സൂറ യൂസുഫ് Persian: fa سورهٔ یوسف Russian: ru сура Юсуф Serbo-Croatian: sh sura Jusuf Sinhalese: si සූරා යූසුෆ් Somali: so suurad Yuusuf Tagalog: tl surah Yusuf Tajik: tg сураи Юсуф Tamil: ta சூரா யூசுப் Tatar: tt Йосыф сүрәсе Telugu: te సురా యూసుఫ్ Turkish: tr Yusuf suresi, tr Sure-i Yusuf Sûre-i Yûsuf Ottoman Turkish: ota یۈسۈپ Yusub Urdu: ur سورہ یوسف sūrā Yūsaf Uyghur: ug يۈسۈپ Uzbek: uz Yusuf surasi Yiddish: yi סוראַ יוסוף Joseph of Arimathea Albanian: sq Jozef, sq Josif Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܝܘܣܦ yausef Catalan: ca Josep d'Arimatea m Faroese: fo Jósef úr Arimateu m Finnish: fi Joosef Arimatialainen Galician: gl Xosé de Arimatea German: de Josef von Arimathäa m, de Joseph von Arimathia m Hindi: hi यूसुफ़ m Irish: ga Iósaf ó Aramatáia m Macedonian: mk Јосиф од Аритматеја Malay: ms Yosef Polish: pl Józef z Arymatei m biblical, Christianity Portuguese: pt José de Arimateia Russian: ru Ио́сиф Аримафе́йский m Spanish: es José de Arimetea m Welsh: cy Joseff o Arimathea m male given name Joe Afrikaans: af Joesoef, af Josef Albanian: sq Jozef, sq Josef, sq Josif, sq Jusuf, sq Isuf Amharic: am ዮሴፍ, am ዩሱፍ Arabic: ar يُوسُف, ar جوزيف jozēf Aragonese: an Chusé m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܝܘܣܦ yausef Armenian: hy Հովսեփ, hy Ջոզեֆ, hy Յուսուֆ, hy Իոսիֆ Russian Old Armenian: xcl Յովսէփ Asturian: ast Xosepe, ast Xosé m Azerbaijani: az Yusif, az Yusuf, az Usub Basque: eu Joseba Belarusian: be Іо́сіф, be Джо́зэф m, be Юсу́ф m Bengali: bn ইউসুফ, bn জোসেফ Breton: br Jozef, br Jozeb Bulgarian: bg Йо́сиф m, bg Юсу́ф m, bg Джо́узеф m Burmese: my ယောသပ်သည် Catalan: ca Josep m Cherokee: chr ᏦᏎᏫ Chichewa: ny Yosefe, ny Yusufu Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 約瑟夫 Yuēsèfu Coptic: cop ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ, cop ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲡ, cop ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲫ, cop ⲃⲁⲥⲟⲫ Cornish: kw Josep m Corsican: co Ghjuseppe m, co Ghjiseppe m, co Ghjiseppu m Czech: cs Josef m Danish: da Josef Dutch: nl Jozef, nl Josef Esperanto: eo Jozefo Estonian: et Joosep Faroese: fo Jósef, fo Jósup m Fijian: fj Josefa Finnish: fi Jooseppi French: fr Joseph, fr José m Middle French: frm Iosephe Galician: gl Xosé Georgian: ka იოსები, ka იუსუფ German: de Josef, de Joseph m Greek: el Ιώσηπος, el Ιωσήφ Ancient Greek: grc Ἰωσήφ m, grc Ἰωσήφος m, grc Ἰωσήφιος m Greenlandic: kl Joorsi Gujarati: gu યુસુફ, gu જોસેફ Hausa: ha Yusufu Hawaiian: haw Iokepa Hebrew: he יוֹסֵף yoséf, he ג׳וזף ג'וזף Hindi: hi यूसुफ़ m, hi जोसेफ़ m Hungarian: hu József Icelandic: is Jósef Indonesian: id Yusuf Irish: ga Seosamh m Italian: it Giuseppe Japanese: ja ジョセフ Josefu, ja ジョゼフ Jozefu Javanese: jv Yusuf Kannada: kn ಜೋಸೆಫ್, kn ಯೂಸುಫ್ Kazakh: kk Жүсіп, kk Юсуф, kk Иосиф Russian Khmer: km យ៉ូសែប Korean: ko ^조셉, ko ^유수프 Kyrgyz: ky Жусуп, ky Юсуп, ky Иосиф Russian Lao: lo ໂຈ​ເຊັບ Latin: la Iosephus Latvian: lv Jāzeps Lithuanian: lt Juõzapas m, lt Juõzas m Macedonian: mk Јосиф m, mk Јусуф, mk Џозеф Malagasy: mg Josefa Malay: ms Yusuf, ms Jusoh, ms Usup, ms Ucup Malayalam: ml ജോസഫ്, ml യൂസഫ് Maltese: mt Ġużepp m, mt Ġużeppi m Manx: gv Joseph m, gv Josee m Māori: mi Hōhepa Marathi: mr योसेफ, mr यूसुफ Mongolian: mn Иосеф, mn Юсуф Neapolitan: nap Giuseppe Nepali: ne यूसुफ Norwegian: no Josef Occitan: oc Jausèp m, oc Josèp m Old Nubian: onw ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ, onw ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲏϥ, onw ⲓⲱⲥⲏ, onw ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ Persian: fa یوسف yusef, fa جوزف jozef Polish: pl Józef Portuguese: pt José Punjabi: pa ਯੂਸੁਫ਼, pa ਯੂਸਫ਼ Romanian: ro Iosif Russian: ru Ио́сиф m cognate, ru О́сип m cognate, ru Джо́зеф m Džózɛf transliteration, ru Юсу́п m Sami: Kildin Sami: sjd Юсӯф Northern Sami: se Jovsset Samoan: sm Iosefa Scottish Gaelic: gd Eòsaph m, gd Seòsamh m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Јо̀сиф, sh Јо̀сип, sh Ју̀суф Latin: sh Jòsif, sh Jòsip, sh Jùsuf Shona: sn Josefa Sicilian: scn Giuseppi m Sindhi: sd يوسف Sinhalese: si ජෝසප්, si යූසුෆ් Slovak: sk Jozef, sk Josif m Slovene: sl Jóžef m, sl Jóže m, sl Jóža f, sl Jóžko m, sl Josip m Somali: so Yuusuf Spanish: es José Sundanese: su Yusuf Swahili: sw Yusufu Swedish: sv Josef Tagalog: tl José, tl Dyosep Tajik: tg Юсуф, tg Ҷозеф, tg Иосиф Russian Tamil: ta ஜோசப், ta யூசுப் Telugu: te జోసెఫ్, te యూసుఫ్ Thai: th โจเซฟ Tongan: to Siosefa Turkish: tr Yusuf Ottoman Turkish: ota یوسف Yusuf Ukrainian: uk Йо́сип m, uk Джо́зеф m transliteration Urdu: ur جوزف m jozaf, jozef Uyghur: ug يۈسۈپ Uzbek: uz Jozef, uz Yusuf Wallisian: wls Iosefi Walloon: wa Djôzef Welsh: cy Joseff m West Flemish: vls Josef Yiddish: yi יוסף m yoysef Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Joseph is the 313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100,959 individuals. Joseph is most common among Black (54.2%) individuals. Noun en one whose chastity is above temptation One whose chastity is above temptation. en 1925 Stanley John Weyman XXVII The Return Queen's Folly And my lady thought you a Joseph! en 1977 w:Buzzcocks w:Orgasm Addict You're a kid Casanova, you're no JosephIt's a labor of love fucking yourself to deathOrgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict en humorous rare sometimes attributive A coat or other garment of many colours. en 1899 Richard William Hiley Memories of Half a Century 38 When summoned to lecture on the following day, he made his appearance in a morning-coat which had been originally of tartan plaid, but sundry repairs of various patterns gave it at once the name of his "Joseph". Charles Dickens, quoted in 1974, Madeline House & Graham Storey (eds.), Letters their Josephs again — their coats of many colors. en 1986 New Society 75-76 14 his Joseph attire of many colours, and ill-matching socks. See also Joseph (Hebrew Bible) Saint Joseph Joseph of Arimathea en eponyms terms derived from the Bible en Qur'an Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Joseph, from Old Testament ceb he יוֹסֵף Yoséf. Proper noun ceb proper noun ceb male English < Hebrew ceb 15 October 2016 Capistrano, Rowena D https://www.philstar.com/banat/balita/2016/10/15/1633540/planta-isyuhan-og-cdo Planta Isyuhan og CDO Banat News Kini nunot sa paghungaw sa ammonia sulod sa planta nga gikamatay sa kawani nga si Joseph Baguyon, 33, usa ka refrigeration technician ug laing usa sab ka kawani ang nagrabehan. https://web.archive.org/web/20250810062937/https://www.philstar.com/banat/balita/2016/10/15/1633540/planta-isyuhan-og-cdo 10 August 2025 2017 — Cebu Usa sa Daghan og PBA '17 Players (20 December), SuperBalita ceb Ang mga gikan sa Cebu mao sila si June Mar Fajardo, Greg Slaughter, JR Quiñahan, Aldrech Ramos, Brian Heruela, Roger Pogoy, Joseph Sedurifa, Monbert Arong, ug Mark Jayvenn Tallo. 2018 — Suarez, Lloyd, Pag-unay sa mga Lalaki maoy Number 1 sa HIV/AIDS (02 December), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News ceb Si Dr. Rene Joseph Bullecer, presidente sa AIDS Free Philippines mibutyag karong bag-o nga misaka gyud og 94 porsiento ang male to male sex nga maoy hinungdan pag-angkon sa sakit nga HIV / AIDS. French Etymology fr :inh fro:Joseph<ety:lbor<la:Iōsēphus>> 1 fr fro Joseph, from fr la Iōsēphus. fr José. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Joseph.wav Proper noun m en Joseph biblical figure fr male Hebrew Joseph Derived terms fr Jésus, Marie, Joseph fr Josèphe feminine form fr Joséphine diminutive of fr Josèphe German Pronunciation de De-Joseph.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m de Josef Manx Alternative forms gv Josee Proper noun gv proper noun m gv male Mutation J oseph