Yusuf
يوسفIn Arabic
- Meaning
- May God add (to his family); the prophet Joseph
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic, Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Yousef, Youssef, Youssouf, Yusef
Islamic naming guidance
- Recommended
- In the Qur’an
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a prophet
A prophet with a whole sura of the Qur'an named after him.
Confidence: high
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