Iosif

ee-o-seef; YO-seef; ee-O-seef

Greek, Romanian and Russian variation of Joseph

"Jehovah increases"

Updated Tue May 12 2026

The name Iosif peaked for boys at #6956 in 1985.

Popularity of the name Iosif

Iosif (Joseph) Brodsky
Russian poet and essayist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

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