Joseph

Etymology
From, ultimately from ; a son of Jacob.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
 * 2) The husband of Virgin Mary.
 * 3) The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
 * 4)  ; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
 * 1) The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
 * 2)  ; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
 * 1)  ; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.

Translations

 * Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔴𐕢
 * Albanian: Jozef, Josif
 * Amharic: ዮሴፍ
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: يوسف
 * Aragonese: Chusé
 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ
 * Armenian: Հովսեփ
 * Old Armenian: Յովսէփ
 * Belarusian: Іо́сіф
 * Bengali: জোসেফ, ইউসুফ
 * Bulgarian: Йо́сиф
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: Josef
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: Joosep
 * Faroese: Jósef
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: იოსები
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: Ἰωσήφ
 * Hawaiian: Iosepa
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: यूसुफ
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: Yusuf
 * Irish: Seosamh
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ヨセフ
 * Kazakh: Жүсіп
 * Korean: ^요셉
 * Latvian: Jāzeps
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: Јосиф
 * Malay: Yusuf
 * Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ്
 * Maore Comorian: Yusufu
 * Maori: Hōhepa
 * Maranao: Yosop
 * Ngazidja Comorian: Yusufa
 * Northern Sami: Jovsset
 * Norwegian: Josef
 * Ottoman Turkish: یُوسُف
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: Iosif
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Јосип
 * Roman: Josip
 * Sicilian: Giuseppi
 * Somali: Yuusuf
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: యోసేపు, యూసుఫ్
 * Turkish:, , ,
 * Ukrainian: Йо́сип
 * Vietnamese: Giuse, Giô-sép, Yuse
 * Welsh: Joseff


 * Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔶𐕢
 * Albanian: Jozef, Josif
 * Arabic:
 * Aragonese: Chusé
 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ
 * Armenian: Հովսեփ
 * Old Armenian: Յովսէփ
 * Bengali: জোসেফ
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 若瑟
 * Danish: Josef
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: Joosep
 * Farefare: Azozɛfʋ
 * Faroese: Jósef
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: Ἰωσήφ
 * Hawaiian: Iosepa
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: Yusuf, Yosef
 * Irish: Iósaf
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: Jāzeps
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: Јосиф
 * Malay: Yosef
 * Manchu: ᡳᠣᠰᡳᠪ
 * Maore Comorian: Yusufu
 * Maori: Hōhepa
 * Northern Sami: Jovsset
 * Norwegian: Josef
 * Ottoman Turkish: یوسف
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: Iosif
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Јосип
 * Roman: Josip
 * Sicilian: Giuseppi
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: Giuse, Giô-sép, Yuse
 * Welsh: Joseff


 * Albanian: Suretu Jusuf
 * Amharic: ሱራ ዩሱፍ
 * Arabic: سورة يوسف
 * Armenian: սուրա Յուսուֆ
 * Avar: Сура Йусуф
 * Azerbaijani: Yusif surəsi
 * Bashkir: Йософ сүрәһе
 * Bengali: সুরা ইউসুফ
 * Bulgarian: сура Юсуф
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 苏拉·优素福
 * Finnish: Joosefin suura
 * French: sourate Youssouf
 * Georgian: სურა იუსუფ
 * Gujarati: સૂરા યુસુફ
 * Hebrew: סורה יוסוף
 * Hindi: सूरह यूसुफ
 * Indonesian: surah Yusuf
 * Kannada: ಸುರಾ ಯೂಸುಫ್
 * Kazakh: Юсуф сүресі
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: Yûsuf sûre
 * Kyrgyz: Юсуф сүрөсү
 * Macedonian: сура Јусуф
 * Malay: surah Yusuf
 * Malayalam: സൂറ യൂസുഫ്
 * Ottoman Turkish: یۈسۈپ
 * Persian: سورهٔ یوسف
 * Russian: сура Юсуф
 * Serbo-Croatian: sura Jusuf
 * Sinhalese: සූරා යූසුෆ්
 * Somali: suurad Yuusuf
 * Tagalog: surah Yusuf
 * Tajik: сураи Юсуф
 * Tamil: சூரா யூசுப்
 * Tatar: Йосыф сүрәсе
 * Telugu: సురా యూసుఫ్
 * Turkish: Yusuf suresi, Sure-i Yusuf
 * Urdu: سورہ یوسف
 * Uyghur: يۈسۈپ
 * Uzbek: Yusuf surasi
 * Yiddish: סוראַ יוסוף


 * Albanian: Jozef, Josif
 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ
 * Catalan: Josep d'Arimatea
 * Faroese: Jósef úr Arimateu
 * Finnish: Joosef Arimatialainen
 * German: Josef von Arimathäa, Joseph von Arimathia
 * Irish: Iósaf ó Aramatáia
 * Macedonian: Јосиф од Аритматеја
 * Malay: Yosef
 * Polish: Józef z Arymatei
 * Portuguese: José de Arimateia
 * Russian: Ио́сиф Аримафе́йский
 * Spanish: José de Arimetea
 * Welsh: Joseff o Arimathea


 * Afrikaans: Joesoef, Josef
 * Albanian: Jozef, Josef, Josif, Jusuf, Isuf
 * Amharic: ዮሴፍ, ዩሱፍ
 * Arabic:, جوزيف
 * Aragonese: Chusé
 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ
 * Armenian: Հովսեփ, Ջոզեֆ, Յուսուֆ, Իոսիֆ
 * Old Armenian: Յովսէփ
 * Asturian: Xosepe, Xosé
 * Azerbaijani: Yusif, Yusuf, Usub
 * Basque:
 * Belarusian: Іо́сіф, Джо́зэф, Юсу́ф
 * Bengali: জোসেফ
 * Breton: ,
 * Bulgarian: Йо́сиф, Юсу́ф, Джо́узеф
 * Burmese: ယောသပ်သည်
 * Catalan:
 * Chichewa: Yosefe, Yusufu
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: Josep
 * Corsican: Ghjuseppe, Ghjiseppe, Ghjiseppu
 * Czech:
 * Danish: Josef
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: Jozefo
 * Estonian: Joosep
 * Faroese: Jósef, Jósup
 * Fijian: Josefa
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Middle French: Iosephe
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: იოსები, იუსუფ
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Greenlandic: Joorsi
 * Gujarati: યુસુફ, જોસેફ
 * Hausa: Yusufu
 * Hawaiian: Iokepa
 * Hebrew:, ג׳וזף
 * Hindi: जोसफ़, यूसुफ़, जोसेफ़
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: Yusuf
 * Irish: Seosamh
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ジョセフ, ジョゼフ
 * Javanese: Yusuf
 * Kannada: ಜೋಸೆಫ್, ಯೂಸುಫ್
 * Kazakh: Жүсіп, Юсуф, Иосиф
 * Khmer: យ៉ូសែប
 * Kildin Sami: Юсӯф
 * Korean: ^조셉, ^유수프
 * Kyrgyz: Жусуп, Юсуп, Иосиф
 * Lao: ໂຈ​ເຊັບ
 * Latin: Iosephus
 * Latvian: Jāzeps
 * Lithuanian: ,
 * Macedonian: Јосиф, Јусуф, Џозеф
 * Malagasy: Josefa
 * Malay: Yusuf, Jusoh, Usup, Ucup
 * Malayalam: ജോസഫ്, യൂസഫ്
 * Maltese: Ġużepp, Ġużeppi
 * Manx: Joseph, Josee
 * Maori: Hōhepa
 * Marathi: योसेफ, यूसुफ
 * Mongolian: Иосеф, Юсуф
 * Neapolitan: Giuseppe
 * Nepali: यूसुफ
 * Northern Sami: Jovsset
 * Norwegian: Josef
 * Occitan: Jausèp, Josèp
 * Ottoman Turkish: یوسف
 * Persian:, جوزف
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi: ਯੂਸੁਫ਼, ਯੂਸਫ਼
 * Romanian: Iosif
 * Russian:,  ,  ,
 * Samoan: Iosefa
 * Scottish Gaelic: Eòsaph, Seòsamh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Јосиф, Јосип
 * Roman: Josif, Josip
 * Shona: Josefa
 * Sicilian: Giuseppi
 * Sindhi:
 * Sinhalese: ජෝසප්, යූසුෆ්
 * Slovak: Jozef, Josif
 * Slovene:, , Jóža, Jóžko, Josip
 * Somali: Yuusuf
 * Spanish:
 * Sundanese: Yusuf
 * Swahili: Yusufu
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: José, Dyosep
 * Tajik:, Ҷозеф,
 * Tamil: ஜோசப், யூசுப்
 * Telugu: జోసెఫ్, యూసుఫ్
 * Thai: โจเซฟ
 * Tongan: Siosefa
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: Йо́сип, Джо́зеф
 * Urdu: جوزف
 * Uyghur: يۈسۈپ
 * Uzbek: Jozef, Yusuf
 * Wallisian: Iosefi
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh: Joseff
 * West Flemish: Josef
 * Yiddish: יוסף

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Joseph is the 313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100,959 individuals. Joseph is most common among Black (54.2%) individuals.

Noun

 * 1) One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).

Etymology
From, from Old Testament.

Proper noun

 * 1)  biblical figure