Boy · Hebrew
Giuseppe
Say it: joo-ZEP-peh
Meaning
From Hebrew Yosef 'he will add'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 5,781 babies given this name since 1905
- At its height in 1975, about 1 in 12,200 boys
- 91 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Joseph |
|---|---|
| Spanish | José |
| French | Joseph |
| Maltese | Ġużeppi |
Famous bearers
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Giuseppe Verdi, composer
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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