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Josef

Boy NameGerman Origin

Meaning

German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH.

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Josef and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Spirituality
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Integrity
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Intelligence
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Creativity
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Leadership

Famous People Named Josef

Josef Escher

Josef Escher (17 September 1885, in Simplon – 9 December 1954) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1950–1954).

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Josef Čapek

Josef Čapek (; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet.

CharismaCreativity

Josef Felder

Josef Felder (24 August 1900 – 28 October 2000) was a German politician.

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Josef Hiršal

Josef Hiršal (24 July 1920 – 15 September 2003) was a Czech author, poet and novelist.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

Josef Sudek

Josef Sudek (17 March 1896 – 15 September 1976) was a Czech photographer, best known for his photographs of Prague.

CharismaCreativity

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Arabic
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Italian
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Spanish
The Spanish form of Joseph, sharing the same meaning and biblical roots.
Iosif
Greek
The Greek form of Joseph, retaining the original meaning and historical significance.

Josef in Other Languages

ArabicYousef
ArabicYoussef
ArabicYusef
ArmenianHovsep
AzerbaijaniYusif

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