Where does “Hovsepyan” come from?

Hovsepyan (English) comes from Armenian Հովսեփյան, from Armenian Հովսեփ, from Old Armenian Յովսէփ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Ancestry of “Hovsepyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՀովսեփյան—
2ArmenianՀովսեփJoseph eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel
3Old ArmenianՅովսէփJoseph eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel
4Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
5HebrewיוסףJoseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
6Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add
Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →Every word from Hebrew יוסף →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ →