Origin and Meaning of Joseph

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Joseph

Hebrew

Meaning of Joseph

The name Joseph comes from the Hebrew name Yosef meaning "God will increase".

Famous bearers

In the Old Testament, Joseph was Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first.
A bearer is Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, also spelled Niepce (1765 - 1833), a French inventor, most noted as a pioneer in photography.

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