Given name & surname
Sepp
“God shall add”·“God will add”
In German use, Sepp is a short form of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family. Sepp is a variant of Seosaph. In Hebrew use, Seosaph carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Sepp is a short form of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family. Sepp is a variant of Seosaph. In Hebrew use, Seosaph carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Sepp is a short form of Joseph. Joseph is the English and French form of the Hebrew name Yosef.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German use, Sepp is used as a shortened form of Joseph. In German use, Sepp is a short 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
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Sepp is a short 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. In German use, Sepp is an affectionate form of Josef. The history of Josef gives this family its wider story. Josef has historical associations with the Habsburg dynasty.
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Sepp through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 329 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sepp’s family of names
In French usage, Sepp is a diminutive of Joseph. In German usage, Sepp has a conventional equivalent in Zef. Sepp is a short form of Joseph.
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Around the world
Sepp has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sepp
- Sepp Blatter8th President of the International Federation of Association Footballborn 1936
- Sepp MaierGerman association football player and coach, goalkeeper (born 1944)
- Sepp HerbergerGerman footballer and manager (1897-1977)
- Sepp PiontekGerman association football player and manager1940–2026
- Sepp van den BergDutch association football playerborn 2001
- Sepp KussAmerican road cyclistborn 1994
- Sepp De RooverBelgian footballerborn 1984
- Sepp HolzerAustrian farmer, permaculturist, and writerborn 1942
- Sepp WeißGerman footballer (born 1952)
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