Iosef

Iosef is a masculine given name, a transliteration variant of Joseph used in several languages. It derives from the Hebrew Yosef, meaning "Yahweh will add" or "God will increase." The name has a long history in Jewish and Christian contexts and appears in many cultures with different spellings.

Spelling variants reflect linguistic adaptation. Iosif is common in Romanian and Russian contexts; Josif or Josip is used in Albanian, Macedonian, and some Slavic languages; Jozef appears in Polish and Dutch; Józef with a diacritic is common in Polish; the form Iosef can be encountered in transliterations from Cyrillic or other scripts.

In English-language usage, Joseph is the standard form, while Iosef and related spellings occur mainly in texts that preserve non-English transliterations. The name remains in use in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and diaspora communities today.