Yusuf

Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف Yūsuf) is a male name meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).[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.

Yusuf
PronunciationArabic: [ˈjuːsʊf, ˈjuːsɪf]
GenderMale (given name)
Unisex (surname)
Language(s)Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
Origin
Language(s)Arabic
Other names
Cognate(s)Joseph, Yosef

It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf and Yusef.

Given name

Yousaf

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

Yousef

Yousif

Youssef

Youssif

Youssof

Youssouf

Yusef

  • Yusef of Morocco (Yusef ben Hassan, 1882–1927), ruler of Morocco (1912–27)
  • Yusef Ahmed (born 1988), Qatari international footballer
  • 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

Yoosuf

  • Yoosuf Shafeeu (born 1975), Maldivian film actor, editor, writer, and director

Yusuf

Yusif

  • Yusif Sayigh (1916–2004), Palestinian economist and politician

Jusuf

Surname

Giousouf

Yousaf

  • Bilal Yousaf (born 1928), Persian writer
  • Humza Yousaf (born 1985), current First Minister of Scotland
  • Jam Mohammad Yousaf (1954–2013), the 12th Jam of Lasbela, former Chief Minister of Balochistan province of Pakistan
  • Kyle Yousaf (born 1993), British boxer
  • Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf, American musicians performing as Krewella

Yousef

Youssef

Yousuf

Yusef

Yusof

Yusuf

Yussuf

Yusuff

Yussuff

See also

References

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