Joseph

  • Boy
  • 6 letters
Biblical Increase; addition
Hebrew May Jehovah add/give increase. St Joseph of Arimathea undertook the burial of Jesus (in Holy Grail lore). In the bible Joseph was sold by his brothers into slavery and later rose to become a supreme power in Egypt. Also Jesus' legal father.

Joseph is a boy’s name of Biblical and Hebrew origin. Meaning in Biblical: Increase; addition. Meaning in Hebrew: May Jehovah add/give increase. St Joseph of Arimathea undertook the burial of Jesus (in Holy Grail lore). In the bible Joseph was sold by his brothers into slavery and later rose to become a supreme power in Egypt. Also Jesus’ legal father. The name has 6 letters.

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Jose

Unisex

Biblical Hebrew Portuguese Spanish

Raised; who pardons Feminine form of Joseph. May Jehovah give increase. May God give increase.

Josepha

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Hebrew

May Jehovah add/give increase.

Josephine

Girl

French Hebrew

May Jehovah add. Addition (to the family). A feminine form of Joseph. May Jehovah add/give increase.

Josephus

Boy

Hebrew Latin

God will multiply. May God give increase.