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يُوسُف
Yusuf
YOO-soof
“Yusuf (Joseph) — Turkish usage.”
About Yusuf
Yusuf is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "yusuf (joseph) — turkish usage" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish usage of Yusuf, among the most popular Turkish masculine names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Yusuf's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Yusuf
- What does the name Yusuf mean?
- Yusuf (يُوسُف) means "Yusuf (Joseph) — Turkish usage". Turkish usage of Yusuf, among the most popular Turkish masculine names.
- Is Yusuf a name from the Qur'an?
- Yusuf does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Yusuf a boy or a girl name?
- Yusuf is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Yusuf come from?
- Yusuf is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-W-S-F.
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