Given name · also Egyptian
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
“May He Increase or Be Increased”
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ (iōsēph) is a masculine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ goes back to Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēp̄), meaning “May He Increase or Be Increased.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Coptic ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ, from Koine Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēp̄, “May He Increase or Be Increased”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ’s family of names
In Coptic usage, ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joseph. In Coptic usage, ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Iōsēph. In Coptic usage, ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ has a related form in ⲃⲁⲥⲟⲫ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
8 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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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