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

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