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
- 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
See also
- Giuseppe
- Giuseppina
- José
- Josef (disambiguation)
- Joseph
- Josip
- Juozapas
- Yep
- List of rulers named Joseph
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