Yusuf
Boy
The Joseph connection. Yusuf is an Arabic form of Joseph and appears in the Quran. In Arabic it is written يوسف.
Behind the meaning. Behind Yusuf is Hebrew Yosef, explained through a verb meaning “to add” or “to increase.”
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