Given name
Yūsuf
“God shall add”
Yūsuf 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
Yūsuf 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
Yūsuf is a form of Joseph. Joseph is the English and French form of the Hebrew name Yosef.
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How it developed
Yūsuf 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
Yūsuf 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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Yūsuf’s family of names
Yūsuf is a form of Joseph. Yūsuf has a related form in Yūsif. In Arabic usage, Yūsuf is a Roman-alphabet rendering of יוסף.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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Yosyp
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