Josephus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Josephus

What is the meaning of the name Josephus ?

The baby name Josephus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/ (jo-SEE-fus).

Josephus is Latin in Origin.

Josephus is the Latinized scholarly form of Joseph, from Latin Iosephus via Greek Iosepos, ultimately from Hebrew Yosef. The meaning is "he will add" or "Yahweh will add," expressing a prayer or promise of increase.

It flourished in ecclesiastical Latin and in medieval to early modern records, and is famously borne by the 1st-century Judean historian Flavius Josephus. In the Low Countries the formal Latin Josephus often appears in baptismal registers, while the everyday call-name was Jozef or Jos, a pattern that lasted into the 19th-20th centuries. Related forms include Joseph (English/French), Josef (German, Scandinavian, Czech), Jozef (Dutch, Polish, Slovak), Jose (Spanish, Portuguese), Giuseppe (Italian), Yosef (Hebrew), Iosif/Osip (Slavic, Russian), and Josip (South Slavic). Feminine counterparts are Josepha, Josephine, and Josefina; diminutives include Joe, Joey, Jos, Joep, Sepp, and Peppe. Today Josephus feels antique and bookish, best suited to formal registers or families honoring classical tradition.