Joseph 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 mo ...

is a masculine given name. Joseph may also refer to:

Religion

* Joseph (Genesis), an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis * Joseph in Islam, an important figure in Islam mentioned in the Qur'an * Saint Joseph, a figure in the gospels who was married to Mary, Jesus' mother, and was Jesus' legal father *

Joseph (Book of Mormon) In the Book of Mormon, Joseph is a priest, and a youngest brother of the prophets Nephi and Jacob. The chapter deals with Lehi blessing Joseph specifically: 1 And now I speak unto you, Joseph, my last-born. Thou wast born in the wilderness of m ...

, a priest and a younger brother of the Prophets Nephi and Jacob * Joseph (Dean of Armagh), Dean of Armagh in 1257 * Joseph of Panephysis, Egyptian Christian monk who lived around the 4th and 5th centuries *

Joseph (Nestorian patriarch) Joseph was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 552 to 567. He was immensely unpopular, and was eventually deposed by his bishops. He was notorious for having invented much of the early history of the Church of the East. Despite his depositio ...

, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 552 to 567

Places

United States

* Joseph, Idaho, a ghost town * Joseph, Oregon, a city * Joseph, Utah, a town * Joseph Canyon, in Oregon and Washington *

Joseph City, Arizona Joseph City (elevation 5,000 ft) is a Census Designated Place located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is located on Interstate 40, approximately eighty miles east of Flagstaff and about thirty-five miles west of Petrified Fore ...

, an unincorporated community * Joseph Peak, Yellowstone National Park, Montana

Arts and entertainment

* ''Joseph'' (opera), by the French composer Étienne Méhul * ''Joseph'' (1995 film), a German/Italian/American television movie from 1995, which tells the story of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible * ''Prophet Joseph'' (TV series), an Iranian TV series * ''Joseph'' (2018 film), a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language film * '' Joseph: King of Dreams'', a 2000 direct-to-video animated musical film *

Joseph (comics) J'son of Spartax J2 Jack Flag Jack Frost Gregor Shapanka Jack O'Lantern Jason Macendale Steven Mark Levins Daniel Berkhart Levins' brother Jeremiah Jack of Hearts Jackal Miles Warren Ben Reilly Jackdaw Jackdaw is a ...

, a Marvel Comics character who was briefly a member of the X-Men *

, a member of the Saint Shields in the animated series ''Beyblade: V-Force'' *

Joseph (band) Joseph is an American folk band from Portland, Oregon made up of three sisters: Natalie Closner Schepman, and twins Allison Closner and Meegan Closner. Their first album, ''Native Dreamer Kin'', was self-released in early 2014. Their second album ...

, a vocal trio from Oregon * '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', a 1968 musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber *

Joseph Joestar is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Joseph is the main protagonist of the series' second story arc, ''Battle Tendency'', and the grandson of the first arc ...

, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Joseph Korso, a fictional character from the 2000 animated film ''

Titan A.E. ''Titan A.E.'' is a 2000 American animated science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and starring Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo and Drew Barrymore. Its title refers to the spacecraft ...

Other uses

Joseph (surname) Joseph is an English and French surname. Notable people with the surname "Joseph" include * Aaron Joseph (born 1989), Australian footballer * Alison Joseph, English crime writer *Alzarri Joseph (born 1996), Antiguan cricketer * Amber Joseph (born ...

Joseph (fashion brand) Joseph is a luxurious fashion brand and retail chain that was established in London by Moroccan entrepreneur Joseph Ettedgui and his family in 1972. History of the brand The Joseph brand grew from a small shop attached to a hairdressing salon ...

, a retailer founded by Joseph Ettedgui * Joseph, the formal name of Big Joe, a church bell *

Joseph (art model) Joseph (pronounced: ), also known as Joseph le nègre ( – unknown), was a 19th-century Haitian acrobat and actor who is best known as an art model. Active primarily in Paris, Joseph is remembered for his professional relationship with the Fr ...

, art model in France

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