Josef

See also: Jósef

English

Proper noun

Josef

1. A male given name, variant of Joseph.
   • 2025 May 22, “Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.

2. A surname.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Jozef

Etymology

From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (“(God) shall add”). Doublet of Albanian Jozef (“Joseph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joːsɛf/, /joːsəf/

Proper noun

Josef m (definite Josefi)

1. Joseph, son of Jacob (Biblical character)
2. Joseph, father of Jesus of Nazareth (Biblical character)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
4. christian equivalent of muslim name Jusuf (“Joseph”)

Declension

Declension of Josef

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Josef	Josefi	Josefë	Josefët
accusative		Josefin
dative	Josefi	Josefit	Josefëve	Josefëve
ablative			Josefësh

Derived terms

• Jozë (diminutive)
• Joza (patronym)
• Zef (diminutive)
• Zefi (patronym)
• Zefaj (patronym)

Related terms

• Jusuf
• Jusufi (patronym)
• Jusufaj (patronym)
• Jozefinë f

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjozɛf]

Proper noun

Josef m anim

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
2. a male surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Declension of Josef (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Josef	Josefové
genitive	Josefa	Josefů
dative	Josefovi, Josefu	Josefům
accusative	Josefa	Josefy
vocative	Josefe	Josefové
locative	Josefovi, Josefu	Josefech
instrumental	Josefem	Josefy

Further reading

• “Josef”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Danish

Proper noun

Josef

1. (biblical) Joseph.
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

Related terms

• feminine forms: Josefine, Josephine

German

Alternative forms

• Joseph

Etymology

Latin Josephus and/or Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːzɛf/, /ˈjoːzəf/, /ˈjoːˌzeːf/ (roughly in this order of frequency)

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Proper noun

Josef m (proper noun, strong, genitive Josefs)

1. (biblical) Joseph
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

Related terms

• (pet forms) Jupp (western German); Pepi, Sepp, Seppel (Seppl) (southern German)
• (feminine) Josefine, Josephine

Norwegian

Proper noun

Josef

1. (biblical) Joseph.
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

Related terms

• feminine forms: Josefine

Swedish

Proper noun

Josef c (genitive Josefs)

1. (biblical) Joseph.
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

Related terms

• feminine forms: Josefin, Josefina, Josefine
• surnames: Josefsson

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Kusep

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Josef.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /hoˈsef/ [hoˈsɛf]
    • IPA^(key): (more-native sounding) /hoˈsep/ [hoˈsɛp̚]
    • Rhymes: -ef, (more-native sounding) -ep
  • IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒosef/ [ˈd͡ʒoː.sɛf] (English influence)
    • IPA^(key): (more-native sounding) /ˈd͡ʒosep/ [ˈd͡ʒoː.sɛp̚] (English influence), (more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) /ˈdjosep/ [ˈd̪joː.sɛp̚] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -osef (English influence), -osep
  • IPA^(key): /kuˈsep/ [kʊˈsɛp̚] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: Jo‧sef

Proper noun

Joséf (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph

Related terms

• susmaryosep

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English Ioseph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːzəf/

Proper noun

Josef

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
   • 1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 1-2:

     Adh Sankt Josef's die, adh a patroon o' Kilmoor, Jameen Qougeely was ee-pealthe.

     At St. Joseph's-day, at the patron of Kilmore, James Cagley was beaten.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 49