Josef name meaning
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What does Josef mean?
Widespread boy name Josef means "He (God) Will Add" which originated from Hebrew is principally used in Finnish, German, Greenlandic, Norwegian, Hebrew, Danish and Swedish. Josef is variation of biblical, admired and eternal Joseph.
Joseph is equivalent of Ιωσηφ, the Greek Spelling of the Hebrew Name יוֹסֵף Meaning He Will Add in Latin language. Joseph's meaning is God Shall Add a Another Son, Yahweh Will Add and He (God) Will Add is of Hebrew origin.
How do I pronounce Josef?
One syllabled Josef is most commonly pronounced as YO-zehf. The pronunciation choose to emphasis on first YO syllable. j(o)-sef is the different way(s) to pronounce the name.
Variants of Josef
Josip, Joseph, Guiseppe, Joey, Aaronjoseph, Josephanthony
How popular is the name Josef?
Josef used to be a common name in United States, first appeared in 1900 and over 8698 babies have been given the name in 115 years. At the peak of its usage in 1984,.
After 115 years, the name has past its prime. Also, Josef was a common name in Sweden. Over 2263 babies have been named Josef since 1998. At its zenith in 2013,.
After 12 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.
Josef is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 300 names.
In 1999, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 283 on boy names chart when 96 babies were given the name Josef. Over 1306 people have been named Josef in England and Wales.
Josef is an uncommon baby name in France, even after 49 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 400. Over 285 people have been named Josef in France.
In Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 but could not make beyond the top 500. Over 173 people have been named Josef in Switzerland. In Belgium, first appeared in 2009 and is still in use.
Josef is a rare baby name in Ireland however it is still in use. However things change on global perspective, Josef is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Czech Republic and Austria.
Also the baby name is popular in India, Namibia and South Africa. At least, 1240000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1813 | 83 |
| 2017 | 1863 | 78 |
| 2016 | 1729 | 89 |
| 2015 | 1701 | 91 |
| 2014 | 1445 | 113 |
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What numbers say about Josef?
You are against the cruelty of any kind and have a short temper. You love to explore, never comfortable in your comfort zone. In fact, you do not have a comfort zone. You have to accept that better days are coming and stop grieving over the good old ones. You hate waking up at the same time in the morning if you don't have to. Your best character traits are individuality and independence. Trust your intuition when it tells you a person isn't to be trusted.
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Famous people named Josef
- Josef Escher, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
- Josef Anton Schobinger, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
- Josef Zemp, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
- Josef Munzinger, Swiss politician
- Josef Čapek, Czech artist who was best known as a painter
- Josef Felder, German politician
- Josef Hiršal, Czech author, poet and novelist
- Josef Duchac, German politician
- Josef Suk, Czech composer and violinist
- Josef Sudek, Czech photographer
- Josef von Báky, Hungarian filmmaker
- Josef Labor, Austrian pianist, organist
- Josef Strauss, Austrian composer
- Josef Rheinberger, organist and composer
- Josef Korbel, Czech-American diplomat and political scientist of Jewish descent
- Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer
- Josef Meinrad, Austrian actor
- Josef Pfitzner, politician of Nazi Germany and a writer
- Josef Abel, Austrian historical painter and etcher
- Josef Matthias Hauer, Austrian composer and music theorist
- Josef Václav Myslbek, Czech sculptor and medalist credited with founding the modern Czech sculpting style
- Josef Gingold, Belarusian-Jewish-born classical violinist and teacher
- Josef Ganz, German car designer born in Budapest
- Josef Jireček, Czech scholar
- Josef Schneider Sr., Josef Schneider Sr
- Josef Strzygowski, Polish-Austrian art historian
- Josef Pieprzyk, is currently a professor at Queensland University of Technology
- Josef Wagner, Austrian military bandmaster and composer
- Josef Spudich, United States professional American football player and teacher
- Josef Keil, Austrian historian
- Josef Lada, Czech painter, illustrator and writer
- Josef Schwammberger, member of the SS during the Nazi era
- Josef Skupa, Czech puppeteer
- Josef Jedlička, Czech writer
- Josef Váchal, Czech writer, painter, printmaker and book-printer
- Josef Aleš-Lyžec, Czech teacher and sportsman
- Josef Rumler, Czech poet, literary critic, historian
- Josef Alm, Swedish weapon historian
- Josef August Schultes, Austrian botanist and professor from Vienna
- Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist
- Josef Metternich, German operatic baritone
- Josef Lauff, German poet and dramatist
- Josef Bachmann, became widely known
- Josef Plieseis, Austrian resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
- Josef Clemens, German bishop
- Josef Papp, engineer
- Josef Stefan, ethnic Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician
- Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian
- Josef Breuer, distinguished physician
- Josef Frings, German Cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Josef Terboven, Nazi leader
- Josef Mengele, German 'Schutzstaffel' officer and physician
- Josef Locke, Irish tenor
- Josef Kammhuber, career officer
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