Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف Yūsuf) is a male name meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).[1] It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims.
It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf and Yusef.
Given name
Yousaf
Yossef
- Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete
- Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre
Youcef
Yousef
Yousif
Youssef
- Youssef Abdelke (born 1951), Syrian artist
- Youssef Aftimus (1866–1952), Lebanese civil engineer and architect
- Youssef Bey Karam (1823–1889), Lebanese nationalist leader
- Youssef Chahine (1926–2008), Egyptian film director
- Youssef Hossam (born 1998), Egyptian tennis player
- Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian
- Youssef Ibrahim (born 1999), Egyptian squash player
- Youssef Ibrahim (born 1994), nicknamed Youssef Obama, Egyptian footballer
- Youssef Hesham (born 1985), Egyptian citizen
Youssif
Youssof
Youssouf
Yusef
- Yusef of Morocco (Yusef ben Hassan, 1882–1927), ruler of Morocco (1912–27)
- Yusef Ahmed (born 1988), Qatari international footballer
- Yusef Ali Khan (1816–1865), Nawab (1855–1865) in the princely state of Rampur (now in Uttar Pradesyh, India)
- Yusef Greiss (1899–1961), Egyptian composer
- Yusef Hawkins (also Yusuf Hawkins, 1973–1989), American murder victim in Brooklyn, New York City attacked by a racist mob
- Yusef Khan, fictional character in the British television soap opera EastEnders
- Yusef Khan-e Gorji (died 1824), Iranian military leader
- Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1941), American poet
- Yusef Lateef (1920–2013), American jazz musician
- Yusef Majidzadeh (born 1938), Iranian archaeologist
- Yusef Mishleb (also known as Yosef Mishlev, born 1952), Druze General in the Israel Defense Forces
- Yusef Sozi (born 1981), Ugandan-British rugby league footballer
- Yusef Urabi (died 1966), Palestinian officer in the Syrian Army in a Palestinian Liberation Army unit and member of Fatah
Yusof
Yusoff
Yussef
- Yussef al-Shihri (1985–2009), Saudi Arabian extrajudicial detainee at Guantanamo Bay
Yussuf
Yoosuf
- Yoosuf Shafeeu (born 1975), Maldivian film actor, editor, writer, and director
Yusuf
- Yusuf ibn Muhammad, known as Al-Mustanjid, the caliph of Baghdad 1160–1170
- Yusuf Abdul Rahim (1923–2016), Brunei writer and politician
- Yusuf Emre Fırat (born 2000), Turkish cross-country skier
- Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (1318–54), seventh Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula
- Yusuf II, Almohad ruler (c. 1203–1224), the ruler of Morocco
- Yusuf Abdulla, South African cricketer
- Yusuf bin Salih al-Ayiri (1973–2003), Saudi Islamic scholar and writer
- Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Mustanjid, the caliph for the Mamluk Sultanate (1455–1479)
- Yusuf al-Azma (1883–1920), Syrian War Minister, military officer in the Ottoman Empire
- Yusuf Ali (disambiguation), several people
- Yūsuf Balasaguni, Uyghur scribe
- Yusuf Başer (born 1980), Turkish karateka
- Yusuf Bey (1935–2003), American Muslim and Black Nationalist leader and activist
- Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, Somali Muslim scholar
- Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (born 1945), Omani politician
- Yusuf Corker (born 1998), American football player
- Yusuf Dadoo, South African communist activist
- Yusuf Dikeç (born 1983), Turkish sport shooter
- Yusuf Ekinci, Turkish lawyer
- Yusuf Garaad Omar, Somali journalist
- Yusuf Halaçoğlu (born 1949), Turkish historian and politician
- Yusuf Hamied, Indian billionaire
- Yusuf Hamadani (1062–1141), Persian Sufi teacher active in Central Asia
- Yusuf Islam, British musician, formerly known as Cat Stevens
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin (c.1061–1106), King of the Berber Almoravid empire
- Yusuf İsmail (1857–1898), Turkish wrestler
- Yusuf Karamanli (1766–1838), pasha of the Karamanli dynasty in Tripolitania (modern day province of Libya)
- Yusuf Khatri, Indian master craftsman
- Yusuf Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer
- Yusuf Ma Dexin, Chinese Muslim scholar
- Yusuf Mersin, Turkish footballer
- Yusuf Nabi, Turkish writer
- Yusuf Öztürk (footballer), Turkish footballer
- Yusuf Öztürk (boxer), Turkish boxer
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926–2022), Egyptian-born Qatarian Islamic scholar and theologian
- Yusuf Salim (1929–2008), American jazz pianist and composer
- Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi communist activist
- Yusuf Siddiq (born 1957), Bangladeshi epigraphist
- Yusuf Şimşek, Turkish footballer
- Yusuf Taktak (born 1951), Turkish artists
- Yusuf Uçar (born 1987), Turkish paralympic goalball player
- Yusuf Yasin (1888−1962), Syrian-origin Saudi Arabian politician
- Yusuf Yazıcı, Turkish footballer
- Yusuf Yilmaz, Turkish footballer
- Abu Yusuf Al-Turki (also known as Ümit Yaşar Toprak, c. 1967–2014), Turkish sniper active in the al-Nusra Front
- Yusuf Khattak, Pakistani statesman and federal minister
Yusif
- Yusif Sayigh (1916–2004), Palestinian economist and politician
Jusuf
Surname
Giousouf
Yousaf
- Bilal Yousaf (born 1928), Persian writer
- Humza Yousaf (born 1985), former First Minister of Scotland
- Jam Mohammad Yousaf (1954–2013), the 12th Jam of Lasbela, former Chief Minister of Balochistan province of Pakistan
- Kyle Yousaf (born 1993), British boxer
- Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf, American musicians performing as Krewella
Yousef
- Abd-El-Aziz Yousef (born 1999), Somali footballer
- Farrah Yousef (born 1989), Syrian singer
- Hediya Yousef, Syrian-Kurdish politician
- Mosab Hassan Yousef (nicknamed "The Green Prince"; born 1978), Palestinian who worked undercover for Israel's Shin Bet
- Ramzi Yousef (born 1968), Pakistani terrorist who organized 1993 World Trade Center bombing
- Rasmea Yousef, Jordanian associate director of the Arab American Action Network and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine convicted by Israeli military courts for involvement in the 1969 Jerusalem supermarket bombing
Youssef
- Bassem Youssef (born 1974), Egyptian writer and comedian
- Dhafer Youssef (born 1967), Tunisian singer and oud player
- Maimouna Youssef (stage name: Mumu Fresh), American singer and rapper
- Maya Youssef, Syrian musician
- Mohamed Youssef (born 1986), Libyan basketball player
- Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar (also known as Abu Youssef, 1930–1973), Palestinian militant
- Ramy Youssef (born 1980), Egyptian handball player
- Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American actor of Egyptian origin
- Michael Youssef (born 1948), Arab-American clergyman
Yousuf
Yusef
Yusof
Yusuf
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali, South Asian Islamic scholar
- Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, former President of Somalia
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1135–1184), second Almohad caliph, reigned in Marrakesh
- Ali Yusuf Kenadid, Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo
- Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, Somali politician
- Hamza Yusuf (born 1958), American Islamic scholar
- Hanna Yusuf (1992–2019), Somali-British journalist and broadcaster
- Isa Yusuf Alptekin, Uyghur politician
- Mohammad Yusuf (politician) (1917–1998), prime minister of Afghanistan
- Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram) (also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, 1970–2009), Nigerian Muslim sect founder and leader
- Osman Yusuf Kenadid, Somali scholar
- Sami Yusuf (born 1980), British singer-songwriter
- Maria Yusuf, Ethiopian activist
Yussuf
Yusuff
Yussuff
See also
References
- ^ From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף YHWH Lhosif meaning "YHWH will increase/add".
