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Josef (male)

Variants:Joseph (M)
Diminutive(s):Jo (M) Jos (M)
Pet Name(s):Jef (M) Jeff (M) Jefke (M) Joep (M) Joop (M) Joska (M) Józa (M) Joža (M) Jožánek (M) Jožka (M) Sepp (M)
Feminine form:Josefa (F) Josepha (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

German, Dutch, Scandinavian and Czech form of Joseph [q.v.], from Hebrew "Jehovah gives children".
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