Names related to Joseph: Giuseppe, Joe, Joey, José, Josef, Yosef, Jody
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Joseph

Pronunciation: JOH-sehf (key)

Origin of the name Joseph:

Derived from the Hebrew yōsēf (may he add, God shall add). The name is borne in the Bible by a favorite son of Jacob and Rachel (GEN. 30), by the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus (MATT. 1), and by Joseph of Arimathea, a rich Jew and secret follower of Jesus, who helped take Jesus' body from the cross to prepare it for burial, and supposedly took the Holy Grail to England (JOHN 19).

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Nice solid name, with an "everyman" quality. A timeless classic.

This is my twin sons name a strong loving name he was named after my grandfather (whom passed before his birth)

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Jack, Jody, Joe, Joey, JoJo, Joss, Seppi, Jo

Meanings and history of the name Joseph: | Edit
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Famous real-life people named Joseph: | Edit

St. Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary in the Bible.
Chief Joseph, Nez Perce tribal leader.
Joseph Haydn, Austrian classical composer.
Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda minister of Nazi Germany.
Joseph Jonas, member of the band Jonas Brothers.
Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Joseph Stalin, party leader and dictator of the Soviet Union.
Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI
Joe Biden, US Vice President elect
Joseph McCarthy, US Senator

Joseph in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is a Musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The play is based on the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers.

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