Ioseff / Joseff
masculine; pr. joseːf / dʒose:f
detailed pronunciation
i (j) = y, as in you / j (dʒ) = as in just
o (ɔ) = as in off
s = as in see
e = as in bed
ff (f) = as in find
Welsh form of [name_m]Joseph[/name_m].
The only recorded use of Ioseff as a given name is 1991, but Ioseff has been recorded as a middle name as early as 1988 and as recent as 2006.
The first recorded use of Joseff as a given name is 1577, and the most recent recorded use is 2007.
Ioseff has not appeared in official statistics, but Joseff has been recorded every year since records began. As ‘J’ is a modern letter within the Welsh alphabet, the popularity of Joseff is unlikely to be exclusively from Welsh origin/influence.