Josef
See also: Jósef
Czech
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjosɛf]
Proper noun
Josef m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
Danish
Proper noun
Josef
- (biblical) Joseph.
- A male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
Related terms
- feminine forms: Josefine, Josephine
German
Alternative forms
- Joseph
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoːzɛf/, /ˈjoːzəf/, /ˈjoːˌzeːf/ (roughly in this order of frequency)
Proper noun
Josef m (genitive Josefs)
- (biblical) Joseph
- A male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
Related terms
- (pet forms) Jupp (western German); Pepi, Sepp (southern German)
- (feminine) Josefine, Josephine
Norwegian
Proper noun
Josef
- (biblical) Joseph.
- A male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
Related terms
- feminine forms: Josefine
Swedish
Proper noun
Josef c (genitive Josefs)
- (biblical) Joseph.
- A male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
Related terms
- feminine forms: Josefin, Josefina, Josefine
- surnames: Josefsson