Josef
Central European name
Josef is a masculine given name, the German and Scandinavian form of Joseph.
It appears throughout Central and Northern Europe: Josef was named after his grandfather.
The name carries the same biblical origins as Joseph but signals German, Czech, or Scandinavian heritage.
Common variants include Josef, Jozef, and Yosef.
Male head of family
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
- coatOuter garment or layer
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- PharaohEgyptian royal title
Genesis · Jacob · brothers · famine · interpreter · visions · prison · grain
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- GoebbelsThird Reich propaganda minister
- ConradMale given name
- composerCreator of musical works
Hoffmann · dictator · historical · surname · famous · Austrian · Soviet · politician
Central European language
- AustrianFrom the Alpine republic
- CzechOf Prague's homeland
- PolishSmooth to a shine
- HungarianCentral European language
Central European · masculine · traditional · Catholic · nameday · diminutive · Habsburg · Bavaria
patriarch
Male head of family
Pharaoh · Genesis · Jacob · brothers · famine · interpreter · visions · prison · grain · Israel
Haydn
Hoffmann · composer · dictator · historical · surname · famous · Austrian · Soviet · politician · artist
German
Central European language
Hungarian · Central European · masculine · traditional · Catholic · nameday · diminutive · Habsburg · Bavaria · surname
carpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
foster father · patron · workers · feast day · devotion · Catholic · protector · guardian · holy family · March
- Joseph SmithLDS church originator
- Joseph Conrad
- Joseph Stalin
- Saint JosephNazareth carpenter, Christ's guardian
- St. JosephNorthwestern Missouri city
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt