Yosef name meaning
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What does Yosef mean?
The popular boy name Yosef is rooted from Hebrew and is notably used in Norwegian, Swedish, Arabic, English, Finnish, Hindi, Hebrew and Danish languages, Yosef means "Form of Joseph, God Adds, Son of Jacob and Rachel or He (God) Will Add".
Yosef is variant form of biblical and illustrous Joseph. Joseph is form of Ιωσηφ, the Greek Spelling of the Hebrew Name יוֹסֵף Meaning He Will Add in Latin language. Meaning of Joseph is God Adds and Jehova Increases has its origin in Hebrew.
How do I pronounce Yosef?
The most common pronunciation of two syllabled Yosef is yo-sef.
Variants of Yosef
Yossef, Joseph, Guiseppe, Joey, Aaronjoseph, Josephanthony, Giuseppe, Jonah, Joei, Joel, Jo, Aharon, Aaron, Anthony
How popular is the name Yosef?
In United States, Yosef was once a common name since emerging in 1951 it has been given to over 7606 babies. When at its peak in 2017,. However after 67 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still in a strong position.
Yosef is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 1000 names. In 2013, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 910 on boy names chart when 32 babies were named Yosef.
Over 430 people have been named Yosef in England and Wales.
Yosef is a rare baby name in France, chances of it being still in use are very slim. And also in Belgium.
However things change on global perspective, Yosef is extremely popular in Israel where every 1 in 90 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Ethiopia, Indonesia and Egypt.
As per our findings, over 160000 people has been named Yosef globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 721 | 328 |
| 2017 | 678 | 366 |
| 2016 | 691 | 354 |
| 2015 | 709 | 350 |
| 2014 | 690 | 362 |
Facts
Yosef in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Numerological aspects of Yosef
You like disconnecting from the world and reconnecting with your soul. You are trustworthy, a good listener and an awesome friend. Reframe your problems as an opportunity to prove yourself you can handle anything that comes in your way. Leave your sense of morality for another life. You wish to live someplace quiet surrounded by nature and animals like the mountains. You dream of spending your last days in a place like this. But for now, focus on today.
Looking for a name like Yosef? Please go through the following names
- Tamam - Meaning of Tamam is One who is Generous, All or Generous is used in Arabic and Arabic given to both genders is rooted from Arabic
- Aatiq is used especially in Arabic and Arabic bestowed upon both boys and girls, Aatiq means "Free, Young Woman or Liberated"
- Taraneh - Anomalous Taraneh is originated from Old Persian is prevalently used in Iranian and Arabic, Taraneh means "Song" is a baby girl name
- Shaida - Shaida's meaning is Madly in Love or Greatly Attached is used specifically in Arabic and Arabic which came from Native and American is used as a gender-neutral name
- Rajaa - Meaning of Rajaa is Hope or King is a gender insensitive name is used in Arabic and Sindhi
Famous people named Yosef
- Yosef Avni, former Irgun activist
- Yosef Haim Brenner, Russian-born Hebrew-language author and one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew literature
- Yosef Mendelevitch, Jewish refusenik from the former Soviet Union
- Yosef Dayan, rabbi and the author of several books in Hebrew
- Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, rabbi and co-founder of the Edah HaChareidis
- Yosef Dobkin, Israeli chess master
- Yosef Gorny,
- Yosef Weitz, director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund
- Yosef Yozel Horwitz, student of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter
- Yosef Tunkel, or 'The dark one' in Yiddish
- Yosef Goldman, scholar of American Jewish history and the co-author of the two-volume reference work
- Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, first Rebbe of Dushinsky and Chief Rabbi of the Edah HaChareidis of Jerusalem
- Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Orthodox rabbi and the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement
- Yosef Hayyim, leading Baghdadi 'hakham'
- Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva
- Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Haredi rabbi and 'posek' who lived in Jerusalem
- Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Dr
- Yosef Burg, German-born Israeli politician
- Yosef Almogi, Israeli politician
- Yosef Tamir, Israeli journalist, politician
- Yosef Shagal, Israeli politician and former journalist
- Yosef Porat, (; 7 June 1909, Breslau, Germany{{citation
- Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, prominent Orthodox rabbi in the United States
- Yosef Qafih, Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law
- Yosef Dov Soloveitchik,
- Yosef Sapir, Israeli politician and Knesset member of the 1st to 7th Knessets
- Yosef Blau, Orthodox rabbi
- Yosef Sprinzak, leading Zionist activist
- Yosef Paritzky, Israeli attorney, politician and columnist
- Yosef Baraki in Mina Walking as Director
- Yosef Podolski in Episode #1.2 as Actor
- Yosef Avisar is writer of movie Ha-Gan
Lists having Yosef
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- Baby Names that mean God
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