English
Yousef
Yousef comes from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף, and goes back to הוֹסִיף.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEהוֹסִיףhosíf
- Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹסֵףyōsép
- Arabicc. 500–presentيُوسُفyūsuf
- Englishearliest quotation 1995Yousef
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEהוֹסִיףhosíf
- Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹסֵףyōsép
- Arabicc. 500–presentيُوسُفyūsuf
- Englishearliest quotation 1995Yousef
Earliest quotation: 1995, Mary Anne Weaver, Children of the Jihad: “Abdul Basit’s life as one of America’s most-wanted men…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף
Today it means
name A male given name from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף / Yousef