Yusuf

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Yusuf
PronunciationArabic: [ˈjuːsʊf, ˈjuːsɪf]
Egyptian Arabic: [ˈjuːsɪf]
GenderMale
Language(s)Persian, Aramaic, Syriac, Hebrew, Arabic
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew
Other names
Cognate(s)Joseph, Yosef

Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف Yūsuf) is a male Arabic, Urdu, Aramaic, Turkish and Persian name, meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence) in Hebrew.[1] 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: Yusuph, Yusaf, Yuseph, Yousaf, Yousuf, Yousef, Yousuph, Yousaph, Yusef and Youseph.

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 Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete
  • Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer
  • Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer
  • Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs
  • Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer

Yousef[]

Yousif[]

Youssef[]

Youssif[]

Youssof[]

Youssouf[]

Yousuf[]

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 (also Yusuf Hawkins, 1973–1989), American murder victim in Brooklyn, New York City attacked by a racist mob
  • Yusef Khan, 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 (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 (1910–1970), first President of Singapore

Yussef[]

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

Yussuf[]

Yusuf[]

Surname[]

Giousouf[]

Yousaf[]

Yousef[]

Youssef[]

Yusef[]

Yusof[]

Yusuf[]

Yussuf[]

Yusuff[]

Yussuff[]

See also[]

  • Joseph (given name)
  • Joseph in Islam
  • Hajj Yusef (disambiguation) – places
  • Hajji Yusef (disambiguation) – places
  • Arabic name
  • Turkish name
  • All pages with titles beginning with Jusuf
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yosef
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yossef
  • All pages with titles beginning with Youcef
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yous
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yusaf
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yusef
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yusif
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yusof
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yuss
  • All pages with titles beginning with Yusuf

References[]

  1. ^ From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף YHWH Lhosif meaning "YHWH will increase/add".
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