Yosif is a male name with origins in both Arabic and Hebrew. In Arabic, it is pronounced as yo-SEEF (/jəˈsi:f/), while in Hebrew, it is pronounced as yoh-SEEF (/joˈsif/). The name Yosif is often associated with the more common variation, Joseph. In the United States of America, Yosif has been given to a small number of newborn boys in recent years. While it hasn't ranked highly on the popularity charts, its usage remains steady.
Yosif Isaakovich Gotman, also known as Yosif the Emigrant, was a prominent Ukrainian anarchist and key figure in the Nabat and the Makhnovshchina movements. |