Given name · Persian
جوزف
“to add”
جوزف (jozef) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Joseph.
Meaning & origin
What it means
جوزف goes back to Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf), meaning “to add.”
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Where it comes from
جوزف comes from English, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From English Joseph, from Middle English Ioseph, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף, from Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”), from Biblical Hebrew י־ס־ף.
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جوزف’s family of names
In Persian usage, جوزف has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joseph. In Persian usage, جوزف can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jozef.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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