Meaning of name Joseph

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Meaning

The name Joseph has the following meaning:

God will add.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Pronunciation

The name Joseph is pronounced as joe-zuf

Origins

Joseph originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Joseph and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Joseph: Boys - Ethan, Messiah, Oren, Reuben, Semaj, Zeb, Zebediah, Girls - Amaris, Besse, Danita, Ivah, Jalisa, Nila, Orpha, Samantha, Samara, Sherryl

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Joseph: Che (Hebrew), Epeei, Giuseppe (Italian), Giuseppino, Iosep, Jessop, Jessup, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joe (English), Joey (English), Joop, Joos, Joosef, Joosep, Joosepe, Joosepi, Jooseppi, Jopi, Jopie, Jose, Joseba, Josef (Scandinavian), Joseito, Josep, Josephe, Josephus, Josif, Josip, Josslin, Josu, Joszef, Joza, Jozef, Jozka, Osip, Pepe, Pepito, Pino, Pipo, Sepp, Seppi, Yosef (Jewish), Yousef, Yusif, Yusuf, Yusup, Yuszef

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Joseph are: Joe, Joey, Jody, Jo Jo, Joss

Style

We think the name Joseph should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Joseph to be: Tall, smart and serious

In one word, you might describe Joseph as a(n) "smart" person.

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Popularity

As a baby boy name, Joseph is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 8 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Joseph fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 16 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Joseph in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Joseph (or its variants) are:

Joseph Cotton, born on 15 May, a famous actor . Joseph Cotton's background: An American actor of stage and screen. He was perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Journey Into Fear, which Cotten wrote, and for his work with Alfred Hitchcock.

Joseph Campbell, born on 26 March, a famous public figure . Joseph Campbell's background: An American mythology professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion.

Joseph Kennedy, born on 6 September, a famous public figure . Joseph Kennedy's background: A prominent American businessman and political figure, and the father of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.