Jāzeps is a Latvian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. It is a cognate of the given name

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the m ...

. People bearing the name include: * Jāzeps Grosvalds (1891–1920), Latvian painter * Jāzeps Pīgoznis (1934–2014), Latvian painter *

Jāzeps Vītols Jāzeps Vītols (german: Joseph Wihtol; 26 July 1863 – 24 April 1948) was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music. Biography Vītols, born in Valmiera the son of a s ...

(1863–1948), Latvian composer ** Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, established in 1919

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