Forename Josip

Across the world, Josip (Josip , Йосип , יוסיפ ) is a widespread male forename. The first name Josip is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Slovenia, where it is a common male name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Croatia, Ukraine, and Germany. Much less frequently, Josip is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Josip is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Josip

name Jozo, name Zé, name Джозеф, Жозеф, Йозеф, name Yosyp, name Josif, name Josip, name Jazep, name Osip, name Yosef, name Jožko, name Iossif, name Жозеп, name Jusuf, name Зе, name Jose, name Йосип, name Josep, name Jozef, name Джозеф, name Jozefo, name Yazep, name Jožef, name Juozapas, name Husiy, name Yoseph, name Jozeb, name Iosip, name Джозеф, Йозеф, name Joseph, name Jooseppi, name Josyp, name Ιωσήφ, name José, name Josef, name Juozas, name Жозе, name Seff, name Giuseppe, name Восіп, name Джузепе, name Жозеф, name Joseba, name יוסיפ, name Iosephus, name Osyp, name Джузеппе, name Joosef, name Józef, name Joep, name József, name Jože, name Iosif, name Ossip

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Josip	Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia
Йосип	Ukraine, Russia
יוסיפ	Israel

First names said to be same

Giuseppe, Husiy, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Joseph, Josif, Josyp, José, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jozo, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, Józef, József, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Seff, Yazep, Yosef, Yoseph, Yosyp, Zé, Ιωσήφ, Восіп, Джозеф, Джозеф, Жозеф, Йозеф, Джозеф, Йозеф, Джузепе, Джузеппе, Жозе, Жозеп, Жозеф, Зе,

Notable namesakes

	josip tschauller Slovenian mayor (b. 1600)
	josip markov (b. 1600)
	josip kazimir drašković Croatian general, AT (b. 1716)
	josip antun ćolnić Roman Catholic bishop, HR (b. 1691)
	josip layer SI (b. 1688)
	josip filip vukasović Austrian general, HR (b. 1755)
	josip banovac (b. 1703)
	josip betondić (b. 1709)
	josip galjuf (b. 1722)
	josip mikoczy-blumenthal Croatian historian (b. 1734)
	josip pavišević (1734-1803) (b. 1734)
	josip holzinger sculptor from Maribor, active in the second half of the 18th c. (b. 1735)
	josip voltiggi Croatian linguist, AT (b. 1750)
	josip kokail Mayor of Ljubljana (b. 1750)
	josip ernest matijević (b. 1742)

Characteristic surnames

Kos, Lovrić, Novosel, Šarić, Šimić, Bošnjak, Rukavina, Vidović, Vuković, Marković, Matković, Barišić, Kovačić, Pavlović, Perković, Petrović, Jurković, Blažević, Knežević, Filipović, Živković, Martinović, Lončar, Mihaljević, Posavec, Božić, Maric, Novak, Marić, Matić, Barić, Babić, Brkić, Bilić, Kovač, Pavić, Perić, Poljak, Radić, Galić, Grgić, Jurić, Jukić, Tomić, Herceg, Horvat, Bašić, Klarić, and Kovačević