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Where does “Youssef” come from?
Youssef (English) comes from Arabic يوسف, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.
Ancestry of “Youssef”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
يوسف
Joseph, a Hebrew patriarch
2
Hebrew
יוסף
Joseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
3
Hebrew
הוֹסִיף
to add
Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →
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