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Joseph

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Yusuf (surah) on Wikipedia
 Joseph (surname) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob. Doublet of Yusuf.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Joseph (countable and uncountable, plural Josephs)

  2. (biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
  4. The husband of Saint Mary and the father of Jesus.
    Synonym: Saint Joseph
    Meronym: Holy Family
  5. The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  6. (Christianity) Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
  7. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • 1998, Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 86:
      I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph. / You give a kid a name like Cameron / or Alfred, or something like that, / and they end up wearing glasses / and looking at computers for the rest of their life. / - - - So Joe it is. / He'll turn out strong. Strong and smart.
    • 2025 January 9, Tamara Qiblawi, “US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting.
  8. A surname:
    1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
    2. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
  9. A locale in the United States:
    1. A city in Wallowa County, Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).
    2. A town in Sevier County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.
    3. A ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Māori: Hōhepa

Translations

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Joseph is the 313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100,959 individuals. Joseph is most common among Black (54.2%) individuals.

Noun

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Joseph (plural Josephs)

  1. One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).
    • 1925, Stanley John Weyman, “XXVII The Return”, in Queen's Folly:
      And my lady thought you a Joseph!
    • 1977, Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict:
      You're a kid Casanova, you're no Joseph
      It's a labor of love fucking yourself to death
      Orgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Joseph, from Old Testament Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf).

Proper noun

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Joseph

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]
    • 2016 October 15, Capistrano, Rowena D, “Planta Isyuhan og CDO”, in Banat News:
      Kini nunot sa paghungaw sa ammonia sulod sa planta nga gikamatay sa kawani nga si Joseph Baguyon, 33, usa ka refrigeration technician ug laing usa sab ka kawani ang nagrabehan.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2017 — Cebu Usa sa Daghan og PBA '17 Players (20 December), SuperBalita
      Ang mga gikan sa Cebu mao sila si June Mar Fajardo, Greg Slaughter, JR Quiñahan, Aldrech Ramos, Brian Heruela, Roger Pogoy, Joseph Sedurifa, Monbert Arong, ug Mark Jayvenn Tallo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2018 — Suarez, Lloyd, Pag-unay sa mga Lalaki maoy Number 1 sa HIV/AIDS (02 December), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News
      Si Dr. Rene Joseph Bullecer, presidente sa AIDS Free Philippines mibutyag karong bag-o nga misaka gyud og 94 porsiento ang male to male sex nga maoy hinungdan pag-angkon sa sakit nga HIV / AIDS.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

French

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Proper noun

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Joseph m

  1. Joseph (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

Derived terms

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German

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Pronunciation

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Joseph m (proper noun, strong, genitive Josephs)

  1. alternative spelling of Josef

Manx

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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Joseph m

  1. a male given name

Mutation

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Mutation of Joseph
radical lenition eclipsis
Joseph Yoseph N'yoseph

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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