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Baby Name Joseph |
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| Meaning of Joseph - What does the name Joseph means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| jo-suf |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
English |
| Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin, Joseph is from the Ecclesiastic Greek loseph, which is from the Hebrew Yosef, a name deriVed from yosef (may he add). The name is borne in the Bible by the favorite son of Jacob, by the husband of the Virgin Mary, and by Joseph of Arimathea, a rich Jew who, according to medieval legend, brought the Holy Grail to Britain |
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American, Biblical, English, French, Irish, Hebrew, Scottish |
| Shortened forms: | Joe. | | Pet forms: | Joey |
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