Iosif

Română

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Iosif

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Іѡсифъ (Iōsifŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēp̄).

proper noun lui Iosif

masculine a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
masculine a surname
masculine a village in Liebling, Timiș County, Romania

In English

Joseph favorite son of Jacob

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MLA

"Iosif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/iosif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Iosif. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/iosif

Chicago

"Iosif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/iosif.

BibTeX

@misc{iosif_2026,
  title = {Iosif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/iosif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}