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  2. Joseph - Wikipedia

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    The Bible offers two explanations for the origins of the name Yosef: first, it is compared to the word asaf from the root /'sp/, ' taken away ': "And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach"; Yosef is then identified with the similar root /ysp/, meaning ' add ': "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The L ORD shall add to me another son."

  3. José - Wikipedia

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    The French given name José, pronounced , is an old vernacular form of the French name Joseph, and is also popular under the feminine form Josée. The masculine form is current as a given name, or as short for Joseph as is the case of French politician José Bové .

  4. Yosef - Wikipedia

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    The name can also consist of the Hebrew yadah meaning "praise", "fame" and the word asaf. It is the Hebrew equivalent of the Arabic name Yusuf and the source of the English name Joseph. The name appears in the Book of Genesis. [1] Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Jewish Bible as Yossef ben-Yaakov. [2]

  5. Josephine (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Josephine is a female name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine, itself a female variant of the name Joseph, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yosef (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף), meaning "he shall add/grow".

  6. Jose - Wikipedia

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    Gender: Male: Other names; Related names: Joseph, Josef, Yoseph, Yosef, Yase, Yose, Jouse, Yúsuf, Yousef, Josie ... Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew ...

  7. Joey (name) - Wikipedia

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    Joey Boy Thompson, in the 1965 UK comedy war film Joey Boy, played by Harry H. Corbett; Joey Branning, in the UK TV soap opera EastEnders, played by David Witts; Joey Breaker, in the 1993 US romance film Joey Breaker, played by Richard Edson

  8. Josef (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Josef is a variant of the masculine given name Joseph, notably used in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, and also in Scandinavia. People

  9. Increase (given name) - Wikipedia

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    The name Increase is the English literal translation of the name Joseph, which originates from the Hebrew language. The Hebrew version of Joseph, Yosef (יוֹסֵף), translates as meaning "Yahweh will/shall increase/add," or "He will add." [1] This name, in turn, originates from the Hebrew verb yasap (יסף), which means "to add, increase ...