Josip
[ˈjoʊsɪp]Meaning
Croatian and Slovene form of Joseph
Background Story
Josip is a Croatian and Slovene form of Joseph, borrowed into Serbo-Croatian from Old Church Slavonic Іѡсифъ, which came from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ and Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף. In Croatia it was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959 and remained among the top ten through 2011. A notable bearer was the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz, also known as Tito.
Theme
Temperament
Variations
Joseph, Josef, Yosef
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