Male Name
Josephus
joː.ˈseː.fʏs
ˈjoː.sə.fʏs
d͡ʒoʊ.ˈsiː.fəs
Overview
Gender
masculine
Origin
Categories
currently out of the US top 1000
historians
history
lightkeepers
The Roman Mysteries characters
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
63/100
Meaning & Etymology
Latin form of Joseph. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Jozef is typically used in daily life. In English, it is used primarily to refer to the 1st-century Jewish historian Titus Flavius Josephus.