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'''Joseph''' is a [[name]] originating from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], recorded in the [[Hebrew Bible]], as '''יוֹסֵף''', [[Standard Hebrew]] '''Yosef''', [[Tiberian Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]] '''Yôsēp̄'''. In [[Arabic (language)|Arabic]], including in the [[Qur'an]], the name is spelled يوسف or '''[[Yusuf|Yūsuf]]'''. The name can be translated from Hebrew as signifying "[[Tetragrammaton|The Lord]] will increase/add". This variant of the name is used mostly in [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]] and [[German Language|German]]-speaking countries. Some diminutives of Joseph include: [[Joe]], [[Joey]] and [[Jo]]. In contemporary Israel the name is very common, especially as either "Yosi" or "Yosef".
'''Joseph means to be castrated by alliens''' is a [[name]] originating from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], recorded in the [[Hebrew Bible]], as '''יוֹסֵף''', [[Standard Hebrew]] '''Yosef''', [[Tiberian Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]] '''Yôsēp̄'''. In [[Arabic (language)|Arabic]], including in the [[Qur'an]], the name is spelled يوسف or '''[[Yusuf|Yūsuf]]'''. The name can be translated from Hebrew as signifying "[[Tetragrammaton|The Lord]] will increase/add". This variant of the name is used mostly in [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]] and [[German Language|German]]-speaking countries. Some diminutives of Joseph include: [[Joe]], [[Joey]] and [[Jo]]. In contemporary Israel the name is very common, especially as either "Yosi" or "Yosef".


The name Joseph has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries.
The name Joseph has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries.

Revision as of 18:49, 17 November 2008

Joseph
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"The Lord will increase/add"
Other names
Related namesJoe, Joey, Jofish, Josey

Joseph means to be castrated by alliens is a name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף, Standard Hebrew Yosef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄. In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelled يوسف or Yūsuf. The name can be translated from Hebrew as signifying "The Lord will increase/add". This variant of the name is used mostly in English, French and German-speaking countries. Some diminutives of Joseph include: Joe, Joey and Jo. In contemporary Israel the name is very common, especially as either "Yosi" or "Yosef".

The name Joseph has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries. In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first. In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of the virgin Mary . In the New Testament as well there is another Joseph, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried and is often identified in tradition as the Rich Young Ruler. Joses is another version of the name Joseph found in the Gospel according to Mark when referring to one of the "brothers" of Jesus (possibly deriving from a Greek version of the name).

==Variations==U are A @#$@# Variations for males include [1]:

Female forms

Main article: Josephine (name)

HELLO JANET JACKSON hi jOEY WAS HERE


People known as Joseph

Royalty

Saints

  • Saint Joseph, husband of Mary the mother of Jesus (according to Christian doctrine)
  • Joseph, Old Testament Biblical figure in the book of Genesis

Others

References

  1. ^ Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names

See also

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