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Where does “Josef” come from?

Josef (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin Iosephus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Ancestry of “Josef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIosephus—
2Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
3Hebrewיוסף—
4Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add

Words derived from “Josef”

  • Jose
  • José
  • Zé
  • zé
  • जोजे
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