Joseph

Josef , also Joseph ( Hebrew יוֹסֵף, jōsēf = he adds), is a male biblical given name of Hebrew origin. It goes back to Joseph, the son of Jacob . The name is very popular and widely used around the world.

variants

"Josef, Bepperl, Sepp": Exhibition poster in the Salzburg open-air museum

Bebbo or Beppo (southern German, short form)
Bebbi or Beppe ( Bavarian short form)
Giô-sép ( Vietnamese )
Giusep, Gispin ( Rhaeto-Romanic )
Giuseppe , Beppe , Peppone ( Italian )
Guzeppi ( Maltese )
Hohepa ( māori )
Հովսեփ (Hovsep ') ( Armenian )
იოსებ (Ioseb) ( Georgian )
Iosephus, Josephus ( Latin )
Ἰώσηπος (Iōsēpos), Ἰωσήφ (Iōsēph) ( Greek )
Iosif ( Romanian )
Иосиф (Iosif), Осип (Osip) ( Russian )
Jausef ( Aramaic )
Jāzeps ( Latvian )
Jef (also Sjef or Zjef) ( Dutch )
Yo
Joe, Joey, Joseph ( English )
Joé ( French )
Joes ( patronymic short form, Bohemian )
Jozef (more rarely also Josef, Joseph, Jozeph), Jozefus (Jozephus, Josefus, Josephus) pet forms: Jos , Joop, Joep, Jef ( Dutch )
Joosef ( Plattdüütsch )
Joosep ( Estonian )
Jooseppi, Juuso ( Finnish )
József, Jóska ( Hungarian )
Joschi, Joschka
José ( Portuguese , spoken schusee )
José, Pepe, Pepito ( Spanish , spoken chosee )
Joseba , Josepe ( Basque )
Josef ( Czech , see also Pepík, Pepa, Pepča)
Josef, Joseph ( German , Dutch, French , English)
Jósef ( Icelandic )
Joselinho (Portuguese, little José)
Joselito (Spanish, little José)
Josep , Pep ( Catalan )
Joseph ( French ; female Josèphe)
Јосиф (Josif) ( Serbian )
Josip ( Croatian , Slovenian , Serbian )
Joško (pronounced: Joschko) (Croatian nickname)
Josse , Jose
Jožef , Jože, Jožko, Jošt ( Slovenian )
Jozèf ( Creole in Haiti)
Jozef ( Dutch , Albanian , Slovak )
Józef ( Polish )
Jožo, Jožko, Jojo, Dodo, Doido, Dodô, Gonzo, Ganso ( Slovak , short form)
Jozo (Croatian short form, characteristic in Dalmatia)
József , Józsi, Józsika ( Hungarian )
Juozapas , shortened Juozas ( Lithuanian )
Jupp (Cologne, Moselle Franconian, Low German)
Jüppes (on the Middle Rhine in the Andernach area , diminutive )
Jüppche (Cologne, diminutive)
Jüppke (Lower Rhine in the Selfkantkreis , diminutive)
Jussuf , Yussuf, يوسف (Yousef / Youcef ), Jusufi ( Arabic )
Ossip
Pepe (short form in various languages, including Italian, Spanish)
Pepi, Pepc (Slovenian, short form)
Pepi, Pepa, Peppa, Pepperl, Bepperl (southern German, short form)
Pepík, Pepa, Pepek, Pepča, Pepan, Pepin, Jožka, Jóžin ( Czech , short form)
Pino (Italian, short form)
Peppal, Peppi ( Viennese )
Sebi, Seffi ( Alemannic )
Sefer ( Swabian )
Seff (Bavarian, short form)
Seòsaidh ( Scottish Gaelic )
Seosamh ( Irish )
Sepp (Alemannic, Bavarian, short form)
Sepper (pronounced: Sebbä ) ( East Franconian )
Seppl or Seppel (Saxon, Bavarian, Alsatian, Rhenish Franconian; diminutive)
Seppi, Söpp ( Alemannic )
Sifis (Greek)
Ujöp ( Ladin )
Xosé ( Galician )
יוֹסֵף (Yosef, Yôsēp̄) (Hebrew)
Йосиф (Josif) ( Bulgarian )
Йосип (Josyp) ( Ukrainian )
Youssef (Arabic)
Yue se ( standard Chinese )
Yusuf ( Indonesian , Turkish , Arabic)
Zé (Portuguese, short form)
Jô (Portuguese, short form, little José, João)
Zézinho (Portuguese, short form, little José)
Zéca (Portuguese)
Zéquinha (Portuguese, little Zéca or José)
Zef (Albanian, rarely also written out Jozef)

The most common nicknames in southern Germany , southern Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Alsace , are Sepp , Seppl , Seppele or Pep (p) i , in the Rhineland also Jupp .

Feminine forms

Giuseppina, Giusi, Pina (Italian)
Josefine, Josefa
Josefa, Josefina (Czech)
Josephine , Josepha, Posie
Josipa (Croatian)
Jožefina, Jožefa, Joža ( Slovenian )
Pepa, Pepca, Peppa (Slovenian, short form)
Pepka, Pepička, Pepina, Jóža, Jožka, Jožina (Czech, short form; Pepka also jokingly for stroke )

Name days

Well-known namesake

Biblical persons

Joseph (son of Jacob) , the biblical patriarch Israel , the second youngest son of the patriarch Jacob , the protagonist of the story of Joseph
Joseph of Nazareth , also Joseph the carpenter , father of Jesus of Nazareth
Joseph, one of the four brothers of Jesus mentioned by name in the New Testament, see Siblings of Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea ( Pharisee ), member of the Sanhedrin (High Council of Jews) and follower of Jesus of Nazareth
Joseph Barsabbas , called "Justus" ("the righteous"), early Christian, who is mentioned in the New Testament

Other namesake

Joseph I (Exarch) (1840–1915), Bulgarian prelate

Josef ibn Abitur ( Josef (ibn Jitzchaq) ibn Abitur ; around 900 – around 970), rabbi, Jewish scholar and poet

Josef ibn Migasch (1077–1141), Jewish scholar and Talmud professor

Josef ibn Zaddik († 1149), Spanish rabbi, poet, philosopher and Talmudist

Josef ben Meir ibn Zabara (* around 1140), Spanish writer

Joseph of Copertino (1603–1663)

Josef Ackermann (* 1948), Swiss bank manager

Joseph Beuys (1921–1986), German artist

Joseph Bikermann (1867–1945), Russian journalist and author, see Iosif Menassievich Bikerman

Josef Bím (1901–1934), Czechoslovakian skier

Josef Brendle (painter) (1888–1954) German painter

Josef Brendle (sports shooter) (* 1949), Liechtenstein sports shooter

Josef Bucher (* 1965), Austrian politician (BZÖ)

Josef Buchner (politician) (* 1942), Austrian politician

Josef Buchner (Nordic combined) (* 1974), Nordic combined

Josef Čapek (1887–1945), Czech painter and writer

Josef Čapek (composer) (1825–1915), Czech-Swedish composer

Joseph Cheong (* 1986), American poker player

Joseph Deiss (* 1946), Swiss economist and politician

Josef Ertl (1925–2000), German politician and Federal Minister (FDP)

Josef Felder (1900–2000), German politician (SPD)

Josef Feneberg (1923–2011), German politician

Joseph Förstemann (1841–1900), German librarian and archivist

Josef Fritzl (* 1935), Austrian sex offender and kidnapper

Josef Gassner (politician, 1890) (1890–1969), Austrian railway conductor and politician (SPÖ)

Josef Gassner (ski racer) (* 1944), Liechtenstein ski racer

Josef M. Gaßner (* 1966), German astronomer

Joseph Gauß (actually Carl Joseph Gauß ; 1806–1873), German artillery officer and geodesist

Josef Gengler (1863–1931), German ornithologist

Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945), German politician

Josef Göhlen (* 1931), German children's book author

Josef Guggenmos (1922–2003), German poet and children's book author

Josef Hader (* 1962), Austrian actor and cabaret artist

Joseph Hannesschläger (1962–2020), German actor

Josef Haubrich (1889–1961), German art collector and patron

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), Austrian composer

Josef Heinen (Righteous Among the Nations) (1898–1989), German merchant and Righteous Among the Nations

Josef Heinen (athlete) (1929–1988), German athlete

Josef Hickersberger (* 1948), Austrian football coach

Joseph Höffner (1906–1987), German cardinal and chairman of the German Bishops' Conference

Josef Höhn (politician) (1881–1961), German judge and politician (CDU)

Josef Höhn (resistance fighter) (1902–1945), German resistance fighter

Josef Homeyer (1929–2010), German bishop

Josef Jahrmann (* 1947), Austrian politician

Josef Korsten (* 1957), German politician (SPD)

Josef Krägel (1853–1932), German theater actor and director, bass player and composer

Josef Krautkrämer (1913–2000), German physicist and entrepreneur

Josef Lenzel (1890–1942), German Roman Catholic priest, resistance fighter and martyr

Josef Lindauer (skier) , Swiss skier

Josef Lindauer (classical philologist) (1920–2012), German classical philologist and grammar school teacher

Josef Lohner († 1937), German motorcycle racer

Joseph Luns (1911–2002), Dutch politician and NATO Secretary General

Josef Madersperger (1768–1850), Austrian inventor

Josef Mahlmeister (* 1959), German author

Josef Mann (1883–1921), Austrian opera tenor

Josef Meinrad (1913–1996), Austrian actor

Josef Mengele (1911–1979), German concentration camp doctor

Joseph Minala (* 1996), Cameroonian football player

Josef Müller (hotelier) (1820–1897), Swiss hotelier and politician (Liberal Party)

Josef Müller (pastor) (1870–1929), Swiss pastor and collector of legends

Josef Müller (folklorist) (1875–1945), German folklorist and editor

Josef Müller (art collector) (1887–1977), Swiss art collector and curator

Josef Müller (art historian) (1889–1976), German art historian

Josef Müller (soccer player, 1893) (1893–1984), German soccer player

Josef Müller (politician, 1898) (called Ochsensepp ; 1898–1979), German politician

Josef Müller (racing driver) (1906–1963), German motorcycle racing driver
Josef Müller (politician, 1919) (1919–1997), German politician
Josef Müller (politician, 1938) (* 1938), German politician (CDU)
Josef Müller (Consul) (* 1955), German tax advisor and diplomat
Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–1996), Swiss graphic designer, typographer, author and teacher
Josef Müller-Marein (1907–1981), German journalist and writer
Josef Alois Müller (also Müller-Landolt , nickname Blech-Sepp ; 1871–1967), Swiss politician (CVP)
Josef Felix Müller (* 1955), Swiss sculptor, graphic artist and painter
Josef Ivar Müller (1892–1969), Swiss composer
Josef Leonz Müller (1800–1866), Swiss politician and judge
Josef Nawrocki (1880–1941), German resistance fighter
Josef Neckermann (1912–1992), German mail order merchant and dressage rider
Josef Noggler (politician, 1865) (1865–1926), Austrian politician (CS), member of the Reichsrat
Josef Noggler (politician, 1957) (* 1957), Italian politician (SVP) from South Tyrol
Josef Piontek (* 1940), German soccer player and coach
Josef Ponn (1905 - ????), German cross-country skier
Josef Raulf (1933–1993), German local politician
Josef Rosemeyer (1872–1919), German track cyclist, inventor and entrepreneur
Josef Rusnak (* 1958), German film director and screenwriter
Josef Saile (* 1955), German soccer player
Josef Schlickenrieder (* 1958), German ice hockey player
Joseph Schmidt (1904–1942), Austrian opera singer
Josef Schmitz-Helbig (1921–2008), German architect
Josef Schnyder (* 1923), Swiss skier
Josef Sprinzl (1839–1898), Austrian Catholic theologian and university professor
Josef Stalin (1878–1953), Soviet dictator
Josef Stauder (1897–1981), German director and general manager
Josef Steiner (politician, 1862) (1862–1912), Czech social democratic politician
Josef von Steiner (1895–1918), German officer
Josef Steiner (painter) (1899–1977), German artist
Josef Steiner (politician, 1901) (1901–1973), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Josef Steiner (politician, 1926) (1926–1990), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
Josef Steiner (chess player) (1932–2003), Swiss correspondence chess player
Josef Steiner (theologian) (* 1945), Austrian theologian
Josef Steiner (athlete) (born 1950), Austrian long-distance runner
Josef Kamenitzky Steiner (1910–1981), Austrian artist
Josef Stelzer (1894–1942), German motorcycle racing driver
Josef von Sternberg (1894–1969), Austrian-American director
Josef Stingl (1919–2004), German politician, President of the Federal Labor Office
Josef Strauss (1827–1870), Austrian composer, architect and inventor
Josef Strauss (teacher) (1925–2013), Austrian teacher
Josef Strauss (soccer player) (1928–2012), German soccer goalkeeper
Josef Suk (composer) (1874–1935), Czech composer
Josef Suk (violinist) (1929–2011), Czech violinist
Joseph Vilsmaier (1939–2020), German film director
Josef Walla (1907–1994), Austrian motorcycle racer
Josef Wenzel (Liechtenstein) (1696–1772), Prince of Liechtenstein
Joseph Winzheimer (1807–1897), member of the state parliament
Josef Wolfgruber (* 1949), German enduro athlete

Fictional people

Josef Matula , private detective and main character in the television series A Case for Two
Josef Neumann , in the film For example Josef

family name

Jens Josef (* 1967), German composer, flautist and university professor
Yitzchak Josef (* 1952), Sephardic Chief Rabbi in Israel
Mikolas Josef (* 1995), Czech musician and model
Ovadja Josef (1920–2013), Israeli rabbi
Rab Joseph († 333), Amoraim 3rd generation
Waldemar Josef (* 1960), German soccer player

literature

Inge Weid: Josef, Bepperl, Sepp - stories about a name. Accompanying volume for the exhibition of the same name (= writings of the Glentleiten open-air museum of the Upper Bavaria district , No. 29). Open-air museum Glentleiten, Großweil 2006 ₁ 2010 ₂ , ISBN 3-924842-32-9 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Josef - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

↑ www.filmportal.de .

[1] www.filmportal.de .