Etymograph

English

Yosef

Yosef comes from Hebrew יוֹסֵף, and goes back to הוֹסִיף ‘to add’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentהוֹסִיףhosíf‘to add’
  2. Hebrew, derived1880s–presentיוֹסֵףyoséf
  3. EnglishtodayYosef

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentהוֹסִיףhosíf‘to add’
  2. Hebrew, derived1880s–presentיוֹסֵףyoséf
  3. EnglishtodayYosef

Today it means

name A male given name from Hebrew.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew הוֹסִיף / Yosef