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Joseph McGonigle
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". 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. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph (Genesis)
Joseph (; he, יוֹסֵף, , He shall add; Standard: ''Yōsef'', Tiberian: ''Yōsēp̄''; alternatively: יְהוֹסֵף, lit. 'Yahweh shall add'; Standard: ''Yəhōsef'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōsēp̄''; ar, يوسف, Yūsuf; grc, Ἰωσήφ, Iōsēph) is an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth child and eleventh son). He is the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Joseph. His story functions as an explanation for Israel's residence in Egypt. He is the favourite son of the patriarch Jacob, and his jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where he eventually ends up incarcerated. After correctly interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh, however, he rises to second-in-command in Egypt and saves Egypt during a famine. Jacob's family travel to Egypt to escape the famine, and it is through him that they are given leave to settle in the Land of Goshen (the eastern part of the Nile Delta). The compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepp (given Name)
Sepp is a given name. When borne by Upper German-speaking people, it is often a nickname for Josef or other names related to Joseph. Those bearing this name include: * Joseph Sepp Blatter (born 1936), Swiss football administrator, former president of FIFA * Josef Bradl (1918-1982), Austria ski jumper and coach * Sepp Daxenberger (1962–2010), Bavarian politician * Sepp De Roover (born 1984), Belgian footballer * Josef Sepp Dietrich (1892–1966), World War II Oberst-Gruppenführer of the Waffen-SS * Sepp Ferstl (born 1954), German alpine skier * Sepp Heckelmiller (born 1943), German former alpine skier * Josef Sepp Herberger (1897–1977), German football player and manager * Josef Hirtreiter (1909-1978), German SS sergeant and Holocaust war criminal * Sepp Hochreiter (born 1967), German computer scientist * Sepp Holzer (born 1942), Austrian permaculturalist and consultant for natural agriculture * Josef Hügi (1930-1995), Swiss footballer * Sepp Kerschbaumer (1913–1964), It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
