Given name
József
“God shall add”
József is a form of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family.
Meaning & origin
What it means
József is a form of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family.
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Where it comes from
József is a form of Joseph. Joseph is the English and French form of the Hebrew name Yosef.
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How it developed
József is a form of Joseph. The shared background comes through Joseph: The English and French name continues the biblical Hebrew form Yosef. The idea of adding is part of the name’s original family context, rather than a later personality interpretation.
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The story
József is a form of Joseph. The history of Joseph gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Joseph is Jacob’s son who is taken to Egypt and later reconciled with his brothers. In the New Testament, Joseph is also the husband of Mary, giving the name a distinct place in Christian tradition.
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József’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, József has a diminutive in Jocó. József shares a linguistic root with Joseph. In Hungarian usage, József has a conventional equivalent in the German form Josef.
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Around the world
József has relatives in 7 languages.
9 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 33
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Josephcognate · English, French
- Joseequivalent
- Yosefequivalent
- Giuseppeequivalent
- JosefGerman
- Jozefequivalent
- Jusufequivalent
- Iosifequivalent
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- Josifequivalent
- Josepequivalent
- Josipequivalent
- Joepequivalent
- Iosephusequivalent
- JoséPortuguese, Spanish
- JózefPolish
- Osypequivalent
- Jožkoequivalent
- Juozapasequivalent
- Язэпequivalent
- Giüsèppequivalent
- Jooseppiequivalent
- יוסףequivalent
- Иосифequivalent
- Josebaequivalent
- Osipequivalent
- Joosefequivalent
- يوسفequivalent
- Ossipequivalent
- Seffequivalent
- Jožeequivalent
- Zéequivalent
- Juozasequivalent
- Jožefequivalent
People named József
- József BozsikHungarian footballer (1925-1978)
- József MindszentyPrince Primate, Archbishop of Esztergom, cardinal, and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary1892–1975
- Joseph JoachimHungarian violinist, composer, and teacher (1831–1907)
- József AntallHungarian politician and historian, Prime Minister of Hungary (1990–1993)1932–1993
- József EötvösHungarian politician (1813-1871)
- Joci PápaiHungarian performerborn 1981
- Archduke Joseph August of AustriaArchduke of Austria (1872-1962)
- Joseph SzigetiHungarian born American violinist (1892-1973)
- József KatonaHungarian writer (1791-1830)
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