Given name · also Ancient Greek
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ
“May He Increase or Be Increased”
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ (iōsēphios) is a masculine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ 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
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Koine Greek Ἰωσήφιος, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēp̄, “May He Increase or Be Increased”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ has a related form in Joseph. In Old Nubian usage, ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joseph. In Old Nubian usage, ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫⲓⲟⲥ can be written in the Roman alphabet as iōsēphios.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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