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Youssef - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Youssef
 
 


The boy name Youssef [ syll. you-(s)sef, yo-uss-ef ] is pronounced Y-UWS-ehF KEY. Youssef has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is used largely in Arabic. Youssef is a form of Joseph (English, French, and German).

Youssef is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2007, within the family of boy names directly related to Youssef, Joseph (English, French, and German) was the most widely used.

A baby name that sounds like Youssef is Yusuf (Arabic).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Youssef: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"


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