Joseph

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/
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• US: jō'səf
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• US: jō'zəf
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• US: /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/
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• US: /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/
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• Northeastern, US: jō'sɪf
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• Northeastern, US: jō'zɪf
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• Northeastern, US: /ˈd͡ʒoʊsɪf/
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• Northeastern, US: /ˈd͡ʒoʊzɪf/
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• rhymes with -əʊsəf
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• rhymes with -əʊzɪf
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊsəf/
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• rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -əʊsəf
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• rhymes with (US) -oʊsəf
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• CMU ARPABET: JH OW1 S AH0 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: JH OW1 Z AH0 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob. Doublet of Yusuf. Noun sense 1 (“one whose chastity is above temptation”) is a reference to the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis 39.

Probably in allusion to Joseph's coat of many colours in Genesis 37:3.

375 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔴𐕢 (yosep) — favorite son of Jacob
• Albanian: Jusuf — favorite son of Jacob
• Albanian: Jozef — favorite son of Jacob
• Albanian: Josif — favorite son of Jacob
• Amharic: ዮሴፍ (yosef) — favorite son of Jacob
• Arabic: يُوسُف (yūsuf) — favorite son of Jacob
• Arabic: يوسف (yūsef) — favorite son of Jacob
• Aragonese: Chusé — favorite son of Jacob
• Aramaic: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef) — favorite son of Jacob
• Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ) — favorite son of Jacob
• Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ) — favorite son of Jacob
• Belarusian: Іо́сіф (Iósif) — favorite son of Jacob
• Bengali: ইউসুফ (iuśuph) — favorite son of Jacob
• Bulgarian: Йо́сиф (Jósif) — favorite son of Jacob
• Catalan: Josep — favorite son of Jacob
• Cherokee: ᏦᏩ (tsowa) — favorite son of Jacob
• Chinese Mandarin: 約瑟夫 /约瑟夫 (Yuēsèfu) — favorite son of Jacob
• Maore Comorian: Yusufu — favorite son of Jacob
• Ngazidja Comorian: Yusufa — favorite son of Jacob
• Danish: Josef — favorite son of Jacob
• Dutch: Jozef — favorite son of Jacob
• Estonian: Joosep — favorite son of Jacob
• Faroese: Jósef — favorite son of Jacob
• Finnish: Joosef — favorite son of Jacob
• French: Joseph — favorite son of Jacob
• Galician: Xosé — favorite son of Jacob
• Georgian: იოსები (iosebi) — favorite son of Jacob
• German: Josef — favorite son of Jacob
• German: Joseph — favorite son of Jacob
• Ancient Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph) — favorite son of Jacob
• Gujarati: યૂસફ (yūsaph) — favorite son of Jacob
• Hawaiian: Iosepa — favorite son of Jacob
• Hebrew: יוֹסֵף (yoséf) — favorite son of Jacob
• Hindi: यूसुफ़ (yūsuf) — favorite son of Jacob
• Hungarian: József — favorite son of Jacob
• Icelandic: Jósef — favorite son of Jacob
• Indonesian: Yusuf — favorite son of Jacob
• Irish: Seosamh — favorite son of Jacob
• Italian: Giuseppe — favorite son of Jacob
• Japanese: ヨセフ (Yosefu) — favorite son of Jacob
• Kazakh: Жүсіп (Jüsıp) — favorite son of Jacob
• Korean: 요셉 (Yosep) — favorite son of Jacob
• Latvian: Jāzeps — favorite son of Jacob
• Lithuanian: Juõzapas — favorite son of Jacob
• Macedonian: Јосиф (Josif) — favorite son of Jacob
• Malay: Yusuf — favorite son of Jacob
• Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ് (yausēppŭ) — favorite son of Jacob
• Māori: Hōhepa — favorite son of Jacob
• Maranao: Yosop — favorite son of Jacob
• Norwegian: Josef — favorite son of Jacob
• Persian: یوسف (yusof, yusef) — favorite son of Jacob
• Polish: Józef — favorite son of Jacob
• Portuguese: José — favorite son of Jacob
• Romanian: Iosif — favorite son of Jacob
• Russian: Ио́сиф (Iósif) — favorite son of Jacob
• Northern Sami: Jovsset — favorite son of Jacob
• Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph — favorite son of Jacob
• Serbo-Croatian: Јосип — favorite son of Jacob
• Serbo-Croatian: Josip — favorite son of Jacob
• Sicilian: Giuseppi — favorite son of Jacob
• Somali: Yuusuf — favorite son of Jacob
• Spanish: José — favorite son of Jacob
• Swedish: Josef — favorite son of Jacob
• Tagalog: Jose — favorite son of Jacob
• Telugu: యోసేపు (yōsēpu) — favorite son of Jacob
• Telugu: యూసుఫ్ (yūsuph) — favorite son of Jacob
• Turkish: Yusuf — favorite son of Jacob
• Turkish: Yûsuf — favorite son of Jacob
• Turkish: Yusuflar — favorite son of Jacob
• Turkish: Yûsuflar — favorite son of Jacob
• Ottoman Turkish: یُوسُف (Yusuf) — favorite son of Jacob
• Ukrainian: Йо́сип (Jósyp) — favorite son of Jacob
• Vietnamese: Giuse — favorite son of Jacob
• Vietnamese: Giô-sép — favorite son of Jacob
• Vietnamese: Yuse — favorite son of Jacob
• Welsh: Joseff — favorite son of Jacob
• Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔶𐕢 (yosēp) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Albanian: Jozef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Albanian: Josif — husband of Virgin Mary
• Arabic: يُوسُف (yūsuf) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Aragonese: Chusé — husband of Virgin Mary
• Aramaic: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Bengali: জোসেফ (jōśeph) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Catalan: Josep — husband of Virgin Mary
• Cherokee: ᏦᏩ (tsowa) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Chinese Mandarin: 約瑟 /约瑟 (Yuēsè) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Chinese Mandarin: 若瑟 (Ruòsè) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Maore Comorian: Yusufu — husband of Virgin Mary
• Danish: Josef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Dutch: Jozef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Estonian: Joosep — husband of Virgin Mary
• Farefare: Azozɛfʋ — husband of Virgin Mary
• Faroese: Jósef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Finnish: Joosef — husband of Virgin Mary
• French: Joseph — husband of Virgin Mary
• Galician: Xosé — husband of Virgin Mary
• German: Josef — husband of Virgin Mary
• German: Joseph — husband of Virgin Mary
• Ancient Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Hawaiian: Iosepa — husband of Virgin Mary
• Hindi: यूसुफ़ (yūsuf) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Hungarian: József — husband of Virgin Mary
• Indonesian: Yusuf — husband of Virgin Mary
• Indonesian: Yosef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Irish: Iósaf — husband of Virgin Mary
• Italian: Giuseppe — husband of Virgin Mary
• Korean: 요셉 (yosep) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Latvian: Jāzeps — husband of Virgin Mary
• Lithuanian: Juõzapas — husband of Virgin Mary
• Macedonian: Јосиф (Josif) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Malay: Yusuf — husband of Virgin Mary
• Manchu: ᡳᠣᠰᡳᠪ (iosib) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Māori: Hōhepa — husband of Virgin Mary
• Norwegian: Josef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Polish: Józef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Portuguese: José — husband of Virgin Mary
• Romanian: Iosif — husband of Virgin Mary
• Russian: Ио́сиф (Iósif) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Northern Sami: Jovsset — husband of Virgin Mary
• Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph — husband of Virgin Mary
• Serbo-Croatian: Јосип — husband of Virgin Mary
• Serbo-Croatian: Josip — husband of Virgin Mary
• Sicilian: Giuseppi — husband of Virgin Mary
• Spanish: José — husband of Virgin Mary
• Swedish: Josef — husband of Virgin Mary
• Ottoman Turkish: یوسف (Yusuf) — husband of Virgin Mary
• Vietnamese: Giuse — husband of Virgin Mary
• Vietnamese: Giô-sép — husband of Virgin Mary
• Vietnamese: Yuse — husband of Virgin Mary
• Welsh: Joseff — husband of Virgin Mary
• Albanian: Suretu Jusuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Amharic: ሱራ ዩሱፍ (sura yusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Arabic: سورة يوسف — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Armenian: սուրա Յուսուֆ (sura Yusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Avar: Сура Йусуф — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Azerbaijani: Yusif surəsi — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Bashkir: Йософ сүрәһе (Yosof sürəhe) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Bengali: সুরা ইউসুফ (śura iuśuph) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Bulgarian: сура Юсуф (sura Jusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Chinese Mandarin: 苏拉·优素福 (sūlā Yōusùfú) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Finnish: Joosefin suura — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• French: sourate Youssouf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Georgian: სურა იუსუფ (sura iusup) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Gujarati: સૂરા યુસુફ (sūrā yusuph) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Hebrew: סורה יוסוף (surah Yusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Hindi: यूसुफ़ (yūsuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Indonesian: surah Yusuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Kannada: ಸುರಾ ಯೂಸುಫ್ (surā yūsuph) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Kazakh: Юсуф сүресі (Üsuf süresı) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Northern Kurdish: Yûsuf sûre — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Kyrgyz: Юсуф сүрөсү (Yusuf sürösü) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Macedonian: сура Јусуф (sura Jusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Malay: surah Yusuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Malayalam: സൂറ യൂസുഫ് (sūṟa yūsuphŭ) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Persian: سورهٔ یوسف — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Russian: сура Юсуф (sura Jusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Serbo-Croatian: sura Jusuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Sinhalese: සූරා යූසුෆ් (sūrā yūsuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Somali: suurad Yuusuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Tagalog: surah Yusuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Tajik: сураи Юсуф (sura-yi Yusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Tamil: சூரா யூசுப் (cūrā yūcup) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Tatar: Йосыф сүрәсе (Yosıf süräse) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Telugu: సురా యూసుఫ్ (surā yūsuph) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Turkish: Yusuf suresi — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Turkish: Sûre-i Yûsuf — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Ottoman Turkish: یۈسۈپ (Yusub) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Urdu: سورہ یوسف (sūrā Yūsaf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Uyghur: يۈسۈپ (yüsüp) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Uzbek: Yusuf surasi — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Yiddish: סוראַ יוסוף (sura yusuf) — 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Albanian: Jozef — Joseph of Arimathea
• Albanian: Josif — Joseph of Arimathea
• Aramaic: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef) — Joseph of Arimathea
• Catalan: Josep d'Arimatea — Joseph of Arimathea
• Faroese: Jósef úr Arimateu — Joseph of Arimathea
• Finnish: Joosef Arimatialainen — Joseph of Arimathea
• Galician: Xosé de Arimatea — Joseph of Arimathea
• German: Josef von Arimathäa — Joseph of Arimathea
• German: Joseph von Arimathia — Joseph of Arimathea
• Hindi: यूसुफ़ (yūsuf) — Joseph of Arimathea
• Irish: Iósaf ó Aramatáia — Joseph of Arimathea
• Macedonian: Јосиф од Аритматеја (Josif od Aritmateja) — Joseph of Arimathea
• Malay: Yosef — Joseph of Arimathea
• Polish: Józef z Arymatei — Joseph of Arimathea
• Portuguese: José de Arimateia — Joseph of Arimathea
• Russian: Ио́сиф Аримафе́йский (Iósif Arimaféjskij) — Joseph of Arimathea
• Spanish: José de Arimetea — Joseph of Arimathea
• Welsh: Joseff o Arimathea — Joseph of Arimathea
• Afrikaans: Joesoef — male given name
• Afrikaans: Josef — male given name
• Albanian: Jozef — male given name
• Albanian: Josef — male given name
• Albanian: Josif — male given name
• Albanian: Jusuf — male given name
• Albanian: Isuf — male given name
• Amharic: ዮሴፍ (yosef) — male given name
• Amharic: ዩሱፍ (yusuf) — male given name
• Arabic: يُوسُف (yūsuf) — male given name
• Arabic: جوزيف (jozēf) — male given name
• Aragonese: Chusé — male given name
• Aramaic: ܝܘܣܦ (yausef) — male given name
• Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ) — male given name
• Armenian: Ջոզեֆ (J̌ozef) — male given name
• Armenian: Յուսուֆ (Yusuf) — male given name
• Armenian: Իոսիֆ (Iosif) — male given name
• Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ) — male given name
• Asturian: Xosepe — male given name
• Asturian: Xosé — male given name
• Azerbaijani: Yusif — male given name
• Azerbaijani: Yusuf — male given name
• Azerbaijani: Usub — male given name
• Basque: Joseba — male given name
• Belarusian: Іо́сіф (Iósif) — male given name
• Belarusian: Джо́зэф (Džózef) — male given name
• Belarusian: Юсу́ф (Jusúf) — male given name
• Bengali: ইউসুফ (iuśuph) — male given name
• Bengali: জোসেফ (jōśeph) — male given name
• Breton: Jozef — male given name
• Breton: Jozeb — male given name
• Bulgarian: Йо́сиф (Jósif) — male given name
• Bulgarian: Юсу́ф (Jusúf) — male given name
• Bulgarian: Джо́узеф (Džóuzef) — male given name
• Burmese: ယောသပ်သည် (yau:sapsany) — male given name
• Catalan: Josep — male given name
• Cherokee: ᏦᏎᏫ (tsosewi) — male given name
• Chichewa: Yosefe — male given name
• Chichewa: Yusufu — male given name
• Chinese Mandarin: 約瑟夫 /约瑟夫 (Yuēsèfu) — male given name
• Cornish: Josep — male given name
• Corsican: Ghjuseppe — male given name
• Corsican: Ghjiseppe — male given name
• Corsican: Ghjiseppu — male given name
• Czech: Josef — male given name
• Danish: Josef — male given name
• Dutch: Jozef — male given name
• Dutch: Josef — male given name
• Esperanto: Jozefo — male given name
• Estonian: Joosep — male given name
• Faroese: Jósef — male given name
• Faroese: Jósup — male given name
• Fijian: Josefa — male given name
• Finnish: Jooseppi — male given name
• French: Joseph — male given name
• French: José — male given name
• Middle French: Iosephe — male given name
• Galician: Xosé — male given name
• Georgian: იოსები (iosebi) — male given name
• Georgian: იუსუფ (iusup) — male given name
• German: Josef — male given name
• German: Joseph — male given name
• Greek: Ιώσηπος (Iósipos) — male given name
• Greek: Ιωσήφ (Iosíf) — male given name
• Greenlandic: Joorsi — male given name
• Gujarati: યુસુફ (yusuph) — male given name
• Gujarati: જોસેફ (joseph) — male given name
• Hausa: Yusufu — male given name
• Hawaiian: Iokepa — male given name
• Hebrew: יוֹסֵף (yoséf) — male given name
• Hebrew: ג׳וזף — male given name
• Hindi: यूसुफ़ (yūsuf) — male given name
• Hindi: जोसेफ़ (josef) — male given name
• Hungarian: József — male given name
• Icelandic: Jósef — male given name
• Indonesian: Yusuf — male given name
• Irish: Seosamh — male given name
• Italian: Giuseppe — male given name
• Japanese: ジョセフ (Josefu) — male given name
• Japanese: ジョゼフ (Jozefu) — male given name
• Javanese: Yusuf — male given name
• Kannada: ಜೋಸೆಫ್ (jōseph) — male given name
• Kannada: ಯೂಸುಫ್ (yūsuph) — male given name
• Kazakh: Жүсіп (Jüsıp) — male given name
• Kazakh: Юсуф (Üsuf) — male given name
• Kazakh: Иосиф (İosif) — male given name
• Khmer: យ៉ូសែប (yousaep) — male given name
• Korean: 조셉 (Josep) — male given name
• Korean: 유수프 (Yusupeu) — male given name
• Kyrgyz: Жусуп (Jusup) — male given name
• Kyrgyz: Юсуп (Yusup) — male given name
• Kyrgyz: Иосиф (İosif) — male given name
• Lao: ໂຈເຊັບ (chō sep) — male given name
• Latin: Iosephus — male given name
• Latvian: Jāzeps — male given name
• Lithuanian: Juõzapas — male given name
• Lithuanian: Juõzas — male given name
• Macedonian: Јосиф (Josif) — male given name
• Macedonian: Јусуф (Jusuf) — male given name
• Macedonian: Џозеф (Džozef) — male given name
• Malagasy: Josefa — male given name
• Malay: Yusuf — male given name
• Malay: Jusoh — male given name
• Malay: Usup — male given name
• Malay: Ucup — male given name
• Malayalam: ജോസഫ് (jōsaphŭ) — male given name
• Malayalam: യൂസഫ് (yūsaphŭ) — male given name
• Maltese: Ġużepp — male given name
• Maltese: Ġużeppi — male given name
• Manx: Joseph — male given name
• Manx: Josee — male given name
• Māori: Hōhepa — male given name
• Marathi: योसेफ (yoseph) — male given name
• Marathi: यूसुफ (yūsuph) — male given name
• Mongolian: Иосеф (Iosef) — male given name
• Mongolian: Юсуф (Jusuf) — male given name
• Neapolitan: Giuseppe — male given name
• Nepali: यूसुफ (yūsuph) — male given name
• Norwegian: Josef — male given name
• Occitan: Jausèp — male given name
• Occitan: Josèp — male given name
• Persian: یوسف (yusef) — male given name
• Persian: جوزف (jozef) — male given name
• Polish: Józef — male given name
• Portuguese: José — male given name
• Punjabi: ਯੂਸੁਫ਼ (yūsuf) — male given name
• Punjabi: ਯੂਸਫ਼ (yūsaf) — male given name
• Romanian: Iosif — male given name
• Russian: Ио́сиф (Iósif) — male given name
• Russian: О́сип (Ósip) — male given name
• Russian: Джо́зеф (Džózɛf) — male given name
• Russian: Юсу́п (Jusúp) — male given name
• Kildin-Sami: Юсӯф (Jusūf) — male given name
• Northern Sami: Jovsset — male given name
• Samoan: Iosefa — male given name
• Scottish Gaelic: Eòsaph — male given name
• Scottish Gaelic: Seòsamh — male given name
• Serbo-Croatian: Јо̀сиф — male given name
• Serbo-Croatian: Јо̀сип — male given name
• Serbo-Croatian: Ју̀суф — male given name
• Serbo-Croatian: Jòsif — male given name
• Serbo-Croatian: Jòsip — male given name
• Serbo-Croatian: Jùsuf — male given name
• Shona: Josefa — male given name
• Sicilian: Giuseppi — male given name
• Sindhi: يوسف (eosf) — male given name
• Sinhalese: ජෝසප් (jōsap) — male given name
• Sinhalese: යූසුෆ් (yūsuf) — male given name
• Slovak: Jozef — male given name
• Slovak: Josif — male given name
• Slovene: Jóžef — male given name
• Slovene: Jóže — male given name
• Slovene: Jóža — male given name
• Slovene: Jóžko — male given name
• Slovene: Josip — male given name
• Somali: Yuusuf — male given name
• Spanish: José — male given name
• Sundanese: Yusuf — male given name
• Swahili: Yusufu — male given name
• Swedish: Josef — male given name
• Tagalog: José — male given name
• Tagalog: Dyosep — male given name
• Tajik: Юсуф (Yusuf) — male given name
• Tajik: Ҷозеф (Jozef) — male given name
• Tajik: Иосиф (Iosif) — male given name
• Tamil: ஜோசப் (jōcap) — male given name
• Tamil: யூசுப் (yūcup) — male given name
• Telugu: జోసెఫ్ (jōseph) — male given name
• Telugu: యూసుఫ్ (yūsuph) — male given name
• Thai: โจเซฟ — male given name
• Tongan: Siosefa — male given name
• Turkish: Yusuf — male given name
• Ottoman Turkish: یوسف (Yusuf) — male given name
• Ukrainian: Йо́сип (Jósyp) — male given name
• Ukrainian: Джо́зеф (Džózef) — male given name
• Urdu: جوزف (jozaf, jozef) — male given name
• Uyghur: يۈسۈپ (yüsüp) — male given name
• Uzbek: Jozef — male given name
• Uzbek: Yusuf — male given name
• Wallisian: Iosefi — male given name
• Walloon: Djôzef — male given name
• Welsh: Joseff — male given name
• West Flemish: Josef — male given name
• Yiddish: יוסף (yoysef) — male given name