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Worldwide, Yossif (Иосиф
, Yossif
) is a common male forename. The given name Yossif is habitual in Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Russia, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name. Much less frequently, Yossif is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Иосиф | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan |
Yossif | Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
Yossif is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joseph , the Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus, Presentation of Jesus at the Temple; Joseph , the Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel, The Qur’an; Joseph of Arimathea , the disciple of Jesus, donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Lex Luthor , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League, and in many other works.