Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel) · Joseph (the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus) · a male given name, Yusuf, from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph
köken: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der. Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép)bor. Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf)bor. Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf)bor. Hindi यूसुफ़ Borrowed from Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).