Joseph

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Alternative forms

Jos.

Etymology

From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob. Doublet of Yusuf.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) enPR: jō'səf, jō'zəf, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/
- Audio (US): (file)
(Northeastern US) enPR: jō'sɪf, jō'zɪf, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊsɪf/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊzɪf/
Rhymes: (US) -oʊsəf

Proper noun

Joseph (countable and uncountable, plural Josephs)

(biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.
- 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
  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.
The husband of Saint Mary and the father of Jesus.
Synonym: Saint Joseph

Meronym: Holy Family
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.
The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
(Christianity) Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1998, Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 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.
- 2025 January 9, Tamara Qiblawi, “US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate”, in CNN‎:
  Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting.
A surname:
1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
A locale in the United States:
1. A city in Wallowa County, Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).
2. A town in Sevier County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.
3. A ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).

Derived terms

Related terms

(diminutives): Joe, Joey, Jo
(feminine equivalent): Josephine
(English surname): Josephs, Josephson
Jos.

Descendants

→ Maori: Hōhepa

Translations

favorite son of Jacob

Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔴𐕢 (yosep)
Albanian: Jusuf, Jozef, Josif
Amharic: ዮሴፍ (yosef)
Arabic: يُوسُف (ar) m (yūsuf)
Egyptian Arabic: يوسف m (yūsef)
Aragonese: Chusé m
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef)
Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ)
Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
Belarusian: Іо́сіф m (Iósif)
Bengali: ইউসুফ (bn) (iuśuph)
Bulgarian: Йо́сиф m (Jósif)
Catalan: Josep (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 約瑟夫 / 约瑟夫 (zh) (Yuēsèfu)
Danish: Josef
Dutch: Jozef (nl) m
Estonian: Joosep
Faroese: Jósef m
Finnish: Joosef (fi)
French: Joseph (fr) m
Galician: Xosé (gl)
Georgian: იოსები (iosebi)
German: Josef (de) m, Joseph (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: Ἰωσήφ m (Iōsḗph)
Gujarati: યૂસફ m (yūsaph)
Hawaiian: Iosepa
Hebrew: יוֹסֵף (he) (yoséf)
Hindi: यूसुफ m (yūsuph)
Hungarian: József (hu)
Icelandic: Jósef (is) m
Indonesian: Yusuf
Irish: Seosamh m
Italian: Giuseppe (it)
Japanese: ヨセフ (Yosefu)
Kazakh: Жүсіп (Jüsıp)
Korean: 요셉 (Yosep)
Latvian: Jāzeps m
Lithuanian: Juõzapas (lt) m
Macedonian: Јосиф m (Josif)
Malay: Yusuf
Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ് (yausēppŭ)
Maore Comorian: Yusufu
Maori: Hōhepa
Maranao: Yosop
Ngazidja Comorian: Yusufa
Northern Sami: Jovsset
Norwegian: Josef
Ottoman Turkish: یُوسُف (Yusuf)
Persian: یوسف (fa) (yusof, yusef)
Polish: Józef (pl) m
Portuguese: José (pt) m
Romanian: Iosif m
Russian: Ио́сиф (ru) m (Iósif)
Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Јосип m

Roman: Josip m
Sicilian: Giuseppi m
Somali: Yuusuf
Spanish: José (es) m
Swedish: Josef (sv)
Tagalog: Jose
Telugu: యోసేపు (yōsēpu), యూసుఫ్ (yūsuph)
Turkish: Yusuf (tr), Yûsuf (tr), Yusuflar (tr) pl, Yûsuflar (tr) pl
Ukrainian: Йо́сип m (Jósyp)
Vietnamese: Giuse (Catholicism), Giô-sép, Yuse (rare)
Welsh: Joseff m

husband of Virgin Mary

Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔶𐕢 (yosēp)
Albanian: Jozef, Josif
Arabic: يُوسُف (ar) m (yūsuf)
Aragonese: Chusé m
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef)
Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ)
Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
Bengali: জোসেফ (jōśeph)
Catalan: Josep (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 約瑟 / 约瑟 (zh) (Yuēsè), 若瑟 (Ruòsè)
Danish: Josef
Dutch: Jozef (nl) m
Estonian: Joosep
Farefare: Azozɛfʋ
Faroese: Jósef m
Finnish: Joosef (fi)
French: Joseph (fr)
Galician: Xosé (gl)
German: Josef (de), Joseph (de)
Greek:
Ancient: Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)
Hawaiian: Iosepa
Hungarian: József (hu)
Indonesian: Yusuf, Yosef
Irish: Iósaf m
Italian: Giuseppe (it)
Korean: 요셉 (yosep)
Latvian: Jāzeps m
Lithuanian: Juõzapas (lt) m
Macedonian: Јосиф (Josif)
Malay: Yosef
Manchu: ᡳᠣᠰᡳᠪ (iosib)
Maore Comorian: Yusufu
Maori: Hōhepa
Northern Sami: Jovsset
Norwegian: Josef
Ottoman Turkish: یوسف (Yusuf)
Polish: Józef (pl) m
Portuguese: José (pt) m
Romanian: Iosif m
Russian: Ио́сиф (ru) m (Iósif)
Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Јосип m

Roman: Josip m
Sicilian: Giuseppi m
Spanish: José (es) m
Swedish: Josef (sv)
Vietnamese: Giuse (Catholicism), Giô-sép, Yuse (rare)
Welsh: Joseff m

12th sura of the Qur'an

Albanian: Suretu Jusuf
Amharic: ሱራ ዩሱፍ (sura yusuf)
Arabic: سورة يوسف
Armenian: սուրա Յուսուֆ (sura Yusuf)
Avar: Сура Йусуф (Sura Jusuf)
Azerbaijani: Yusif surəsi
Bashkir: Йософ сүрәһе (Yosof sürəhe)
Bengali: সুরা ইউসুফ (śura iuśuph)
Bulgarian: сура Юсуф f (sura Jusuf)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 苏拉·优素福 (sūlā Yōusùfú)
Finnish: Joosefin suura
French: sourate Youssouf
Georgian: სურა იუსუფ (sura iusup)
Gujarati: સૂરા યુસુફ (sūrā yusuph)
Hebrew: סורה יוסוף (surah Yusuf)
Hindi: सूरह यूसुफ (sūrah yūsuph)
Indonesian: surah Yusuf
Kannada: ಸುರಾ ಯೂಸುಫ್ (surā yūsuph)
Kazakh: Юсуф сүресі (Üsuf süresı)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: Yûsuf sûre
Kyrgyz: Юсуф сүрөсү (Yusuf sürösü)
Macedonian: сура Јусуф f (sura Jusuf)
Malay: surah Yusuf
Malayalam: സൂറ യൂസുഫ് (sūṟa yūsuphŭ)
Ottoman Turkish: یۈسۈپ (Yusub)
Persian: سورهٔ یوسف
Russian: сура Юсуф (sura Jusuf)
Serbo-Croatian: sura Jusuf
Sinhalese: සූරා යූසුෆ් (sūrā yūsuf)
Somali: suurad Yuusuf
Tagalog: surah Yusuf
Tajik: сураи Юсуф (sura-yi Yusuf)
Tamil: சூரா யூசுப் (cūrā yūcup)
Tatar: Йосыф сүрәсе (Yosıf süräse)
Telugu: సురా యూసుఫ్ (surā yūsuph)
Turkish: Yusuf suresi, Sûre-i Yûsuf
Urdu: سورہ یوسف (sūrā Yūsaf)
Uyghur: يۈسۈپ (yüsüp)
Uzbek: Yusuf surasi
Yiddish: סוראַ יוסוף (sura yusuf)

Joseph of Arimathea

Albanian: Jozef, Josif
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef)
Catalan: Josep d'Arimatea m
Faroese: Jósef úr Arimateu m
Finnish: Joosef Arimatialainen
Galician: Xosé de Arimatea
German: Josef von Arimathäa m, Joseph von Arimathia m
Irish: Iósaf ó Aramatáia m
Macedonian: Јосиф од Аритматеја (Josif od Aritmateja)
Malay: Yosef
Polish: Józef z Arymatei m (biblical, Christianity)
Portuguese: José de Arimateia
Russian: Ио́сиф Аримафе́йский m (Iósif Arimaféjskij)
Spanish: José de Arimetea m
Welsh: Joseff o Arimathea m

male given name

Afrikaans: Joesoef, Josef
Albanian: Jozef, Josef, Josif, Jusuf, Isuf
Amharic: ዮሴፍ (yosef), ዩሱፍ (yusuf)
Arabic: يُوسُف (ar) (yūsuf), جوزيف (jozēf)
Aragonese: Chusé m
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef)
Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ), Ջոզեֆ (J̌ozef), Յուսուֆ (Yusuf), Իոսիֆ (Iosif) (Russian)
Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
Asturian: Xosepe, Xosé m
Azerbaijani: Yusif, Yusuf, Usub
Basque: Joseba (eu)
Belarusian: Іо́сіф (Iósif), Джо́зэф m (Džózef), Юсу́ф m (Jusúf)
Bengali: ইউসুফ (bn) (iuśuph), জোসেফ (jōśeph)
Breton: Jozef (br), Jozeb (br)
Bulgarian: Йо́сиф m (Jósif), Юсу́ф m (Jusúf), Джо́узеф m (Džóuzef)
Burmese: ယောသပ်သည် (yau:sapsany)
Catalan: Josep (ca) m
Chichewa: Yosefe, Yusufu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 約瑟夫 / 约瑟夫 (zh) (Yuēsèfu)
Cornish: Josep m
Corsican: Ghjuseppe m, Ghjiseppe m, Ghjiseppu m
Czech: Josef (cs) m
Danish: Josef
Dutch: Jozef (nl), Josef (nl)
Esperanto: Jozefo
Estonian: Joosep
Faroese: Jósef, Jósup m
Fijian: Josefa
Finnish: Jooseppi (fi)
French: Joseph (fr), José (fr) m
Middle French: Iosephe
Galician: Xosé (gl)
Georgian: იოსები (iosebi), იუსუფ (iusup)
German: Josef (de), Joseph (de) m
Greek: Ιώσηπος (el) (Iósipos), Ιωσήφ (el) (Iosíf)
Greenlandic: Joorsi
Gujarati: યુસુફ (yusuph), જોસેફ (joseph)
Hausa: Yusufu
Hawaiian: Iokepa
Hebrew: יוֹסֵף (he) (yoséf), ג׳וזף
Hindi: जोसफ़ m (josaf), यूसुफ़ m (yūsuf), जोसेफ़ m (josef)
Hungarian: József (hu)
Icelandic: Jósef (is)
Indonesian: Yusuf
Irish: Seosamh m
Italian: Giuseppe (it)
Japanese: ジョセフ (Josefu), ジョゼフ (Jozefu)
Javanese: Yusuf
Kannada: ಜೋಸೆಫ್ (jōseph), ಯೂಸುಫ್ (yūsuph)
Kazakh: Жүсіп (Jüsıp), Юсуф (Üsuf), Иосиф (İosif) (Russian)
Khmer: យ៉ូសែប (yousaep)
Kildin Sami: Юсӯф (Jusūf)
Korean: 조셉 (Josep), 유수프 (Yusupeu)
Kyrgyz: Жусуп (Jusup), Юсуп (Yusup), Иосиф (İosif) (Russian)
Lao: ໂຈເຊັບ (chō sep)
Latin: Iosephus
Latvian: Jāzeps
Lithuanian: Juõzapas (lt) m, Juõzas (lt) m
Macedonian: Јосиф m (Josif), Јусуф (Jusuf), Џозеф (Džozef)
Malagasy: Josefa (mg)
Malay: Yusuf, Jusoh, Usup, Ucup
Malayalam: ജോസഫ് (jōsaphŭ), യൂസഫ് (yūsaphŭ)
Maltese: Ġużepp m, Ġużeppi m
Manx: Joseph m, Josee m
Maori: Hōhepa
Marathi: योसेफ (yoseph), यूसुफ (yūsuph)
Mongolian: Иосеф (Iosef), Юсуф (Jusuf)
Neapolitan: Giuseppe
Nepali: यूसुफ (yūsuph)
Northern Sami: Jovsset
Norwegian: Josef
Occitan: Jausèp m, Josèp m
Ottoman Turkish: یوسف (Yusuf)
Persian: یوسف (fa) (yusef), جوزف (jozef)
Polish: Józef (pl)
Portuguese: José (pt)
Punjabi: ਯੂਸੁਫ਼ (yūsuf), ਯੂਸਫ਼ (yūsaf)
Romanian: Iosif
Russian: Ио́сиф (ru) m (Iósif) (cognate), О́сип (ru) m (Ósip) (cognate), Джо́зеф (ru) m (Džózɛf) (transliteration), Юсу́п (ru) m (Jusúp)
Samoan: Iosefa
Scottish Gaelic: Eòsaph m, Seòsamh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Јо̀сиф, Јо̀сип, Ју̀суф

Roman: Jòsif, Jòsip, Jùsuf
Shona: Josefa
Sicilian: Giuseppi m
Sindhi: يوسف (sd) (eosf)
Sinhalese: ජෝසප් (jōsap), යූසුෆ් (yūsuf)
Slovak: Jozef (sk), Josif m
Slovene: Jóžef (sl) m, Jóže (sl) m, Jóža f, Jóžko m, Josip m
Somali: Yuusuf
Spanish: José (es)
Sundanese: Yusuf
Swahili: Yusufu
Swedish: Josef (sv)
Tagalog: José, Dyosep
Tajik: Юсуф (tg) (Yusuf), Ҷозеф (Jozef), Иосиф (tg) (Iosif) (Russian)
Tamil: ஜோசப் (jōcap), யூசுப் (yūcup)
Telugu: జోసెఫ్ (jōseph), యూసుఫ్ (yūsuph)
Thai: โจเซฟ
Tongan: Siosefa
Turkish: Yusuf (tr)
Ukrainian: Йо́сип m (Jósyp), Джо́зеф m (Džózef) (transliteration)
Urdu: جوزف m (jozaf, jozef)
Uyghur: يۈسۈپ (yüsüp)
Uzbek: Jozef, Yusuf
Wallisian: Iosefi
Walloon: Djôzef (wa)
Welsh: Joseff m
West Flemish: Josef
Yiddish: יוסף m (yoysef)

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Joseph is the 313^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100,959 individuals. Joseph is most common among Black (54.2%) individuals.

Noun

Joseph (plural Josephs)

One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).
- 1925, Stanley John Weyman, “XXVII The Return”, in Queen's Folly:
  And my lady thought you a Joseph!
- 1977, Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict:
  You're a kid Casanova, you're no Joseph
  It's a labor of love fucking yourself to death
  Orgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict

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