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Josephus - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Josephus

[ 3 syll. jo-sep-hus, jos-eph-us ] The boy name Josephus is pronounced JHowSIYFahS KEY. Josephus' language of origin is Hebrew and it is used largely in the Latinized language. Josephus is a form of Joseph (English, French, and German).

Josephus is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly related to Josephus, Joseph (English, French, and German) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Josephus include Jacobus (Dutch), Jakobus (German), Jovica (Slavic), Javas, and Jekebs (Lithuanian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Josephus: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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