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Joseph

A male given name from Hebrew.

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Joseph at a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Root meaning
“one whose chastity is above temptation”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/

Etymology

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.

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What does the name Joseph mean?

A male given name from Hebrew. Its root means "one whose chastity is above temptation".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).