Name	Giuseppe
Gender	Male
Meaning	The name derives from the Hebrew Yoseph and means “grown by God”, from yasaph, to add. Adopted in Greek like Ioseph and then Iosephos or Iosepos, it has been rendered in Latin like Ioseph, Iosephus and, in more popular form, Ioseppus, from which the Italian Giuseppe was drift. Giuseppe was the name of the eleventh son of Giacobbe and also of the spouse of Maria mother of Jesus.
English translation/equivalent	Jo
Spanish translation/equivalent	José
French translation/equivalent	Joseph
German translation/equivalent	Josef
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Popularity in Italy	GIUSEPPE - Italian Name Maps