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"Joseph" is a masculine given name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף, Standard Hebrew ''Yossef'', Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄''. In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelled يوسف or ''Yūsuf''. The name can be translated from Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' as signifying "The LORD will increase/add". In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first (Yossef ben-Yaakov in the Jewish Bible). In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament there is another Joseph as well, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried. The form "Joseph" is used mostly in English, French and German-speaking countries. The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972.〔 〕 It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. == Common nicknames == Diminutives of Joseph include Joe and Joey. Others include Joss and Jody. The feminine form of the name, Josephine, is commonly abbreviated to Jo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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