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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Joseph
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Joseph
English, Jewish, German, French, Biblical
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Meaning of the Name Joseph
The name Joseph comes from the Hebrew name Yosef meaning "God will increase".
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Famous Bearers
In the Old Testament Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel.
Bearers of the name include Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), an Austrian composer;
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765 - 1833), a French inventor and photographer;
Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 - 1911), an English botanist and explorer;
Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924), a Polish-English novelist.
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