Yousef is an Arabic given name, a variant of Joseph, meaning "God will increase" or "God adds." Common across the Arabic-speaking world and Muslim communities, it appears in various spellings: Youssef, Yusuf, Yousif.
Yousef called to say he'd be late.
1. biblical — Genesis, First biblical book; Jacob (Male given name); Israel (Middle Eastern nation); Egypt (Northeastern African nation); Pharaoh · dreams · interpretation · famine · brothers · Benjamin · Reuben · cistern · cupbearer · baker
2. Arabic — Ahmed, Arabic masculine name; Mohammed (Islam's founding prophet); Ali (Arabic name, "sublime"); Omar (Arabic male name); Ibrahim · Hassan · Khalid · Tariq · Mustafa · Kareem · Jamal · Sami · Nadir · Farid
3. name — José, Male Spanish name; Joe (Common masculine name); Josef (Male given name); Yosef (Biblical dream interpreter); Pepe
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Arab Surnames: Abdullah, Ahmed, Ali, Amin, Aziz
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Joseph, Jose, Giuseppe, Josephine, Josie, Josiah
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