Given name · Russian · rsk
Йозеф
“to add”
Йозеф (Jozef) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian and Pannonian Rusyn.
Russian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Josef.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Йозеф goes back to Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf), meaning “to add.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Йозеф comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Йозеф developed from Ἰωσήφ.
Йозеф’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Йозеф shares an earlier linguistic root with Йосип. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Йозеф can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jozef. In Russian usage, Йозеф was borrowed from the Polish form Józef.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Йозеф has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Йозеф comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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