Joseph

Meaning

1. Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
2. The husband of Mary, mother of Jesus.
3. The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
4. Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
5. A male given name from Hebrew.
6. A surname:
7. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
8. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
9. A locale in the United States:
10. A city in Wallowa County, Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).
11. A town in Sevier County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.
12. A ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).
13. One whose chastity is above temptation.
14. A coat or other garment of many colours.
15. A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.

Etymology / origin

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.

Related words

Descendant words

• Joseph(Cebuano) (der)
• Yousef(English) (cog)
• Juuso(Finnish) (cog)
• જોસેફ(Gujarati) (bor)
• ജോസെഫ്(Malayalam) (bor)
• جوزف(Persian) (bor)

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