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origin meaning "

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increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "

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will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the

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name

Yosef Yosef (; also transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄'') is a Hebrew male name derived from the Biblical character Joseph. The name can also consist of the Hebrew yadah meaning "praise", "fame" and the wo ...

and the English 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 ...

. It is widely used in many parts of the world by

Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

of all

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, including Middle Eastern Jews,

Arab Christians Arab Christians ( ar, ﺍَﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴﺤِﻴُّﻮﻥ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, translit=al-Masīḥīyyūn al-ʿArab) are ethnic Arabs, Arab nationals, or Arabic-speakers who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians wh ...

, and

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. It is also

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in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef.

Given name

Yossef

* Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete * Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre

Youcef

Youcef Abdi Youcef Abdi ( Kabyle: Yusef Ɛabdi) (born 7 December 1977) is an Australian athlete who specializes in the 3000 m steeplechase. He changed his allegiance from Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).s ...

(born 1977), Australian athlete * Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer * Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer *

Youcef Nadarkhani Youcef Nadarkhani (born 1977) is an Iranian Christian pastor who was sentenced to death (but later acquitted) in Tehran as being a Christian having been born into Islam. Initial reports, including a 2010 brief from the Iranian Supreme court, st ...

, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs * Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer

Yousef

* Yousef El Nasri (born 1979), Spanish long distance runner * Yousef Beidas (1912–1968), Palestinian Lebanese banker *

Yousef Erakat Yousef Saleh Erakat (; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey, is an American YouTuber who produces parodies, vlogs, comedy sketches and interviews. He also has two other channels, Fousey and DoseOfFousey. Early life Yousef E ...

, Palestinian-American YouTube personality *

Yousef Saanei Grand Ayatollah Yousef Saanei ( fa, يوسف صانعى; 16 October 1937 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and al ...

(born 1937), Iranian cleric and politician *

Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra ( ar, يوسف شيخ العشرة) (born 15 January 1979) is a Syrian footballer who played for Syria national football team. External linksworldfootball.net Yousif Ghafari Yousif Boutrous Ghafari (sometimes Youssef B. Ghafari, born September 27, 1952) is an American businessman of Lebanese birth, owner of architectural firm Ghafari Associates LLC, former United States Ambassador to Slovenia. During the Senate co ...

, American businessman *

Yousif Hassan Yousif Hassan ( ar, يوسف حسن) is a UAE footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Al Wasl FC Club in Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and th ...

, Emirati footballer

Youssef

Youssef Abdelke Youssef Abdelke (Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, ...

, Syrian artist *

Youssef Aftimus Youssef Aftimus (; 25 November 1866 – 10 September 1952) was a Lebanese civil engineer and architect who specialized in Moorish Revival architecture. Aftimus was the leading Lebanese architect and urban planner during the first half of the twe ...

(1866–1952), Lebanese civil engineer and architect *

Youssef Bey Karam Youssef Bey Karam (also Joseph Bey Karam) (May 15, 1823 – April 7, 1889) ( ar, يوسف بك كرم), was a Lebanese Maronite notable for fighting in the 1860 civil war and led a rebellion in 1866–1867 against the Ottoman Empire rule in M ...

(1823–1889), Lebanese nationalist leader *

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed i ...

(1926–2008), Egyptian film director *

Youssef Hossam Youssef Hossam ( ar, يوسف حسام; born 3 June 1998) is an Egyptian former professional tennis player who was banned from tennis for life, after he was found guilty of 21 match-fixing and other corruption offences. He was banned in a decis ...

(born 1998), Egyptian tennis player * Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian *

Youssef Ibrahim Youssef Ibrahim (born 2 March 1999 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player. As of July 2022, he was squash rankings, ranked 11 in the world. Ibrahim currently studies at Princeton University and plays No. 1 for the Princeton Tigers m ...

(born 1999), Egyptian squash player *Youssef Ibrahim (born 1994), nicknamed Youssef Obama, Egyptian footballer

Youssif

* Youssif (burn victim), Iraqi torture victim

Youssof

Youssof Kohzad Youssof Kohzad (Persian: يوسف كهزاد; also spelled Youssef Kohzad) (born 1935) was an ethnic Tajik writer, painter, playwright, artist, poet, actor, and art consultant from Afghanistan. He has now taken residence in Tracy, California, Un ...

, Afghan American writer and artist

Youssouf

* Youssouf Bakayoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ivory Coast *

Youssouf Hadji Youssouf Hadji ( ar, يوسف حجي; born 25 February 1980) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He notably had three spells for French side AS Nancy, also serving as the team captain, making 378 a ...

(born 1980), Moroccan footballer *

Youssouf Hersi Youssouf Hersi (born 20 August 1982) is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Ethiopia, Hersi represented the Netherlands at youth international level. Club career Hersi has played in the Netherlands ...

(born 1982), Dutch soccer player * Youssouf Mulumbu (born 1987), Congolese footballer

Yousuf

* Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer) (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer *

Dr. Yousuf Memon Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, w ...

Cancer Surgeon Raipur Chhattigarh India

Yusef

* Yusef of Morocco (''Yusef ben Hassan'', 1882–1927), ruler of Morocco (1912–27) * Yusef Abdeselam Kaddur (born 1989), wrestler from Spain, Brazilian jiu jitsu champion * Yusef Ahmed (born 1988), Qatari international footballer * Yusef al-Ayeri (1973–2003), Saudi Arabian terrorist, first leader Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula * Yusef Ali Khan (1816–1865), Nawab (1855–1865) in the princely state of Rampur (now in Uttar Pradesyh, India) * Yusef Greiss (1899–1961), Egyptian composer *

Yusef Hawkins Yusef Kirriem Hawkins (also spelled as Yusuf Hawkins, March 19, 1973 – August 23, 1989) was a 16-year-old black teenager from the neighborhood of East New York, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, who was shot to death on August 23, ...

(also Yusuf Hawkins, 1973–1989), American murder victim in Brooklyn, New York City attacked by a racist mob *

Yusef Khan Yusef Khan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Ace Bhatti. Yusef is the father of Afia Khan (Meryl Fernandes) and former husband of Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia). He appears from 23 November 2010. ...

, fictional character in the British television soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Yusef Khan-e Gorji (died 1824), Iranian military leader * Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1941), American poet * Yusef Lateef (1920–2013), American jazz musician * Yusef Majidzadeh (born 1938), Iranian archaeologist * Yusef Mishleb (also known as Yosef Mishlev, born 1952), Druze General in the Israel Defense Forces *

Yusef Sozi ''Yusuf Ssozi'' (born 20 December 1981) is a Ugandan-British former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at club level in the Super League for the London Broncos ( Heritage No. 374) (2000-2001), the Batley Bull ...

(born 1981), Ugandan-British rugby league footballer * Yusef Urabi (died 1966), Palestinian officer in the Syrian Army in a Palestinian Liberation Army unit and member of Fatah

Yusof

Yusof Ishak Yusof bin Ishak (12 August 191023 November 1970) was a Singaporean politician and journalist who served as the first president of Singapore from 1965 until his death in 1970. Prior to becoming head of state, Yusof was a well-known journali ...

(1910–1970), first President of Singapore

Yussef

* Yussef al-Shihri (1985–2009), Saudi Arabian extrajudicial detainee at Guantanamo Bay

Yussuf

* Yussuf Poulsen (born 1994), Danish footballer

Yusuf

* Yusuf ibn Muhammad, known as Al-Mustanjid, the caliph of Baghdad 1160–1170 *

Yusuf Emre Fırat Yusuf Emre Fırat (born 20 March 2000) is a Turkish Olympian cross-country skier. Early years Yusuf Emre Fırat was born in Kars, Turkey on 20 March 2000. Sports career Fırat performs cross-country skiing. He is a member of Kars Gençlik Sports ...

(born 2000), Turkish cross-country skier * Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (1318–54), seventh Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula * Yusuf II, Almohad ruler (c. 1203–1224), the ruler of Morocco * Yusuf Abdulla, South African cricketer * Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Mustanjid, the caliph for the

Mamluk Sultanate The Mamluk Sultanate ( ar, سلطنة المماليك, translit=Salṭanat al-Mamālīk), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz (western Arabia) from the mid-13th to early 16t ...

(1455–1479) * Yusuf al-Azma (1883–1920), Syrian War Minister, military officer in the Ottoman Empire * Yusuf Ali (disambiguation), several people * Yūsuf Balasaguni, Uyghur scribe * Yusuf Başer (born 1980), Turkish karateka * Yusuf Bey (1935–2003), American Muslim and Black Nationalist leader and activist * Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, Somali Muslim scholar * Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (born 1945), Omani politician * Yusuf Corker (born 1998), American football player * Yusuf Dadoo, South African communist activist *

Yusuf Dikeç Yusuf Dikeç (born January 1, 1973 in Taşoluk, Göksun, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the pistol events. A retired non-commissioned officer of the Turkish Gendarmerie, the tall athlete at is a memb ...

(born 1983), Turkish sport shooter * Yusuf Ekinci, Turkish lawyer * Yusuf Garaad Omar, Somali journalist * Yusuf Halaçoğlu (born 1949), Turkish historian and politician * Yusuf Hamied, Indian billionaire * Yusuf Hamadani (1062–1141), Persian Sufi teacher active in Central Asia * Yusuf Islam, British musician, formerly known as Cat Stevens *

Yusuf ibn Tashfin Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, ( ar, يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي , Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn Naṣr al-Dīn ibn Tālākakīn al-Ṣanhājī ; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was l ...

(c.1061–1106), King of the Berber Almoravid empire *

Yusuf İsmail Yusuf İsmail (1857 – July 4, 1898), also known as Youssouf Ishmaelo, was a Turkish professional wrestler who competed in Europe and the United States as Yusuf Ismail the Terrible Turk during the 1890s. During his lifetime, native Turks knew ...

(1857–1898), Turkish wrestler *

Yusuf Karamanli Yusuf (ibn Ali) Karamanli, Caramanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli (most commonly Yusuf Karamanli), (1766 – 1838) was the longest-reigning Pasha of the Karamanli dynasty of Tripolitania (in present-day Libya). He is noted for his role in th ...

(1766–1838), pasha of the Karamanli dynasty in Tripolitania (modern day province of Libya) * Yusuf Khatri, Indian master craftsman * Yusuf Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer * Yusuf Ma Dexin, Chinese Muslim scholar * Yusuf Mersin, Turkish footballer * Yusuf Nabi, Turkish writer *

Yusuf Öztürk (footballer) Yusuf Öztürk (born 8 February 1979) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga during 1999–2000 season, the Fremad Amager in Danish First Division during the 2005–06 seaso ...

, Turkish footballer * Yusuf Öztürk (boxer), Turkish boxer * Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926–2022), Egyptian Islamic theologian, (former) leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood *

Yusuf Salim Yusuf Salim (1929–31 July 2008), born Joseph Blair, was an American jazz pianist and composer. Salim was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and began his musical career there at the age of 14 as a pianist with the Ken Murray Sextet. He was hired when ...

(1929–2008), American jazz pianist and composer * Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi communist activist * Yusuf Şimşek, Turkish footballer * Yusuf Taktak (born 1951), Turkish artists * Yusuf Uçar (born 1987), Turkish paralympic goalball player * Yusuf Yasin (1888−1962), Syrian-origin Saudi Arabian politician *

Yusuf Yazıcı Yusuf Yazıcı (born 29 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, on loan from French club Lille, and the Turkey national team. An academy graduate of Trabzons ...

, Turkish footballer *

Yusuf Yilmaz Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew lang ...

, Turkish footballer * Abu Yusuf Al-Turki (also known as, Ümit Yaşar Toprak, c. 1967–2014), Turkish sniper active in the al-Nusra Front

Jusuf

* Jusuf Nurkić, Bosnian basketball player

Surname

Giousouf

Cemile Giousouf Cemile Giousouf ( gr, Τζεμιλέ Γιουσούφ; born 5 May 1978) is a German politician; she was the first ever Muslim member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), serving as Member of the Bundestag for one legislative term from ...

(born 1978), German politician of Turkish ethnicity

Yousaf

Humza Yousaf Humza Haroon Yousaf (born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care since 2021. He is the first non-white and first Muslim cabinet minister in the Scottish Government. A member of the Sc ...

(born 1985), Scottish politician

Yousef

Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef ( so, Cabdicasiis Yuusuf; born 5 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represents Somalia internationally. Early life Yo ...

(born 1999), Somali footballer * Farrah Yousef (born 1989), Syrian singer *

Hediya Yousef Hediya Yousef ( ku, Hediya Yûsif, ar, هدية يوسف) is a Syrian-Kurdish politician who held the office of co-president of the Executive Council of Rojava from 17 March 2016 to 16 July 2018. Yousef is an ethnic Kurd, and served with fellow ...

, Syrian-Kurdish politician * Mosab Hassan Yousef, Palestinian spy working for Israel *

Ramzi Yousef Ramzi Ahmed Yousef ( ur, , translit=''Ramzī Ahmad Yūsuf''; born 20 May 1967 or 27 April 1968) is a Pakistani convicted terrorist who was one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines ...

(born 1968), Pakistani terrorist who organized 1993 World Trade Center bombing * Rasmea Yousef, Jordanian associate director of the Arab American Action Network

Youssef

* Bassem Youssef (born 1974), Egyptian writer and comedian *

Dhafer Youssef Dhafer Youssef ( ar, ظافر يوسف; born 19 November 1967) is a Tunisian composer, singer and oud player. Biography Dhafer Youssef was born in Téboulba (a small village of coastal Tunisia); his grandfather was a muezzin. He calls the ra ...

(born 1967), Tunisian singer and oud player * Maimouna Youssef (stage name: Mumu Fresh), American singer and rapper * Maya Youssef, Syrian musician * Mohamed Youssef (born 1986), Libyan basketball player *

Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar Muhammad Youssef Al-Najjar ( ar, محمد يوسف النجار; 11 June 1930 – 10 April 1973), commonly known as Abu Youssef, was a Palestinian militant who was assassinated by Israel over alleged involvement in the 1972 Munich massacre. Li ...

(also known as Abu Youssef, 1930–1973), Palestinian militant * Ramy Youssef (born 1980), Egyptian handball player * Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American actor of Egyptian origin * Michael Youssef (born 1948), Arab-American clergyman

Yusef

* Anatol Yusef (born 1978), British actor * Malik Yusef (born 1971), American performing poet and rapper * Mohammad Yusef the Painter, Persian Safavid dynasty artist *

Molla Yusef (disambiguation) Molla Yusef or Molla Yusof ( fa, ملايوسف), also rendered as Mulla Yusuf, may refer to: * Molla Yusef, Ardabil * Molla Yusof, East Azerbaijan {{geodis ...

, several people

Yusof

* Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof (born 1939), Malaysian Professor Emeritus at the University of Malaya * Meor Aziddin Yusof (born 1967), Malaysian folk singer-songwriter * Mohammad Said Yusof, member of the Malaysian Parliament

Yusuf

Abdullah Yusuf Ali Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE, Master of Arts#Oxford.2C Cambridge.2C Dublin .28conferred.29, MA, Master of Laws, LL.M, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, FRSA, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, F ...

, South Asian Islamic scholar * Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, former President of Somalia * Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1135–1184), second Almohad caliph, reigned in Marrakesh * Ali Yusuf Kenadid, Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo * Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, Somali politician * Hamza Yusuf (born 1958), American Islamic scholar * Hanna Yusuf (1992–2019), Somali-British journalist and broadcaster * Isa Yusuf Alptekin, Uyghur politician *

Mohammad Yusuf (politician) Dr. Mohammad Yusuf Khan (January 21, 1917 – January 23, 1998) was Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Afghanistan ps, د افغانستان د بهرنیو چارو وزارت , logo = MOFA IEA logo.png , logo_width = ...

(1917–98), prime minister of Afghanistan * Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram) (also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, 1970–2009), Nigerian Muslim sect founder and leader * Osman Yusuf Kenadid, Somali scholar * Sami Yusuf (born 1980), British singer-songwriter * Dr. Yusuf Memon Raipur Chhattigarh India , A Cancer Surgeon

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Given name

Yossef

Youcef

Yousef

Youssef

Youssif

Youssof

Youssouf

Yousuf

Yusef

Yusof

Yussef

Yussuf

Yusuf

Jusuf

Surname

Giousouf

Yousaf

Yousef

Youssef

Yusef

Yusof

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