Josephus - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Josephus \j(o)-se-phus\ is a variant of Joseph (Hebrew), and the meaning of Josephus is "Jehovah increases".

Similar baby names are Josephe and Sophus.

Josephus is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Josephus. Compare Josephus with related baby names.