Joses
/ˈdʒoʊzɪz/noun
A biblical personal name, a Greek form or variant of Joseph.
Did you know?Joses appears in the New Testament as the name of more than one man and reflects the same Hebrew name-root associated with Joseph.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
יוֹסֵף (Yosef)
“He will add; may he add”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
Ἰωσής (Iōsēs)
“A Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yosef”
1st Century
Biblical Greek
Ἰωσῆς (Iōsēs)
“A personal name used in the New Testament, related to Joseph”
4th Century
Latin
Joses
“A Latin-script form of the biblical name”
Modern English
English
Joses
“A biblical male given name, usually pronounced JOH-seez”