Yusuf
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Yusuf ( '''') is a male name meaning "increases" (in piety, power and influence). It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims.
Key facts
- Given name2.gender
- Male
- Given name2.language
- Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
- Given name2.languageorigin
- Arabic
- Given name2.meaning
- God increases
- Given name2.variant
- Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf, Yusef, Yusup, Jusuf
- Given name2.cognate
- Joseph, Yosef
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
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- language of work or name
- Malay
- different from
- Yusuf
- native label
- Yusuf
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- Y210
- Cologne phonetics
- 083
- Caverphone
- YSF111
- Commons category
- Yusuf (given name)
- P8168
- Phobia
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Encyclopedic overview
33 sectionsContents
- Given name
- Yousaf
- Yossef
- Youcef
- Yousef
- Yousif
- Youssef
- Youssif
- Youssof
- Yusef
- Yusof
- Yusoff
- Yussef
- Yussuf
- Yoosuf
- Yusuf
- Yusif
- Yusup
- Jusuf
- Surname
- Giousouf
- Yousaf
- Yousef
- Youssef
- Yousuf
- Yusef
- Yusof
- Yusuf
- Yussuf
- Yusuff
- Yussuff
- See also
- References
Yusuf ( ') is a male name meaning "increases" (in piety, power and influence). It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims.
It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf and Yusef'.
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