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Осип
“he will add”
Осип is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Osip.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Осип goes back to Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, meaning “he will add.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Осип comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Осип’s family of names
In Russian usage, Осип shares a linguistic root with the Finnish form Ossi. In Russian usage, Осип has a conventional equivalent in the German form Josef. In Russian usage, Осип has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Józef.
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Around the world
Осип has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Yosefequivalent
- JosefGerman
- Iosifequivalent
- Osypequivalent
- Jooseppiequivalent
- יוסףequivalent
- Yosypequivalent
- Yosyfequivalent
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Осип
- Osip MandelstamRussian poet and essayist (1891-1938)
- Osip SenkovskyPolish journalist (1800–1858)
- Yuriy Fedkovych(1834-1888) Ukrainian writer
- Osyp MakoveiUkrainian poet, author and translator (1867-1925)
- Osyp ShpytkoUkrainian writer (1869 - 1942)
- Osip RabinovichRussian writer (1817–1869)
- Osyp NazarukUkrainian journalist, writer (1883–1940)
- Osyp Barvinskyiwriter and poet (1844-1889)
- Osyp KurylasUkrainian painter (1870-1951)
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