Joseph
male given name
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Joseph is a male given name.
The classification of Joseph is that of a male given name.
Key Facts
- Writing system: Latin script[3]
- Part of: Joseph-Félix[4], Joseph-Guillaume[5], Abraham-Joseph[6], Anatole-Joseph[7], André-Joseph[8], Louis-Joseph[9], Joseph-Jacques[10]
- Commons category: Joseph (given name)[11]
- Language of work or name: Dutch[12], English[13], Luxembourgish[14], French[15], German[16]
- Said to be the same as: Josef[17], Giuseppe[18], Josep[19], Jusuf[20], Josip[21], Jožef[22], Jozef[23], Ossip[24], Osip[25], Joep[26], Iosif[27], Josif[28], Joosef[29], Iosephus[30]
- Nickname: Joe[31], Josy[32]
- Family name identical to this given name: Joseph[33]
- Given name version for other gender: Josepha[34], Josephine[35], Josephin[36]
- Native label: Joseph[37]
- Name day: March 19[38]
- Different from: Joseph[39], Q17498150[40]
- Transliteration or transcription: Иосиф[41], Джозеф[42], Йозеф[43], Жозеф[44], 요셉[45], Γιόζεφ[46], جوزيف[47]
- Patronym or matronym for this name: Q141493370[48], Q141564542[49], Q141586292[50]
Why It Matters
Joseph has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Joseph is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]