Joseph
E77392
Joseph is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "He will add" or "God increases."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph canonical | 431 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
biblical patriarchs
ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Yosef ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Hebrew verb yasaf (to add, increase) ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Biblical masculine given names
ⓘ
Theophoric names ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
Giuseppe
ⓘ
José ⓘ Yosef ⓘ Yusuf ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
God increases
ⓘ
He will add ⓘ |
| hasNameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | common ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| hasShortForm |
Joe
ⓘ
Joey ⓘ Jose ⓘ |
| hasUsageRegion |
Christian communities worldwide
ⓘ
English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Giuseppe
ⓘ
Iosif ⓘ Jose ⓘ Jozef ⓘ
surface form:
Josef
Josep ⓘ José ⓘ Jozef ⓘ Józef ⓘ Yosef ⓘ Yosef ⓘ
surface form:
Yossef
Yusuf ⓘ
surface form:
Yousuf
Yusuf ⓘ |
| isBiblicalName | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Yosef
ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph, son of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible
Saint Joseph ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Joseph, husband of Mary in the New Testament
|
| usedAs | first name ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
Jews ⓘ Muslims ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (431)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joseph Metcalf III