Joseph

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Joseph is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "He will add" or "God increases."

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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 (116)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zebulun halfSibling Joseph
Israel hasChild Joseph
Joseph hasGivenName Joseph
subject surface form: Joseph Buck
Jozef isVariantOf Joseph
Rachel motherOf Joseph
Jozef relatedName Joseph
Jo shortFormOf Joseph
Levi sibling Joseph
Naphtali sibling Joseph
Simeon sibling Joseph