Yousaf
Urdu · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Yousaf
The name 'Yousaf' means "God increases" or "He will add," deriving from the Hebrew root *y-s-p* (to add, increase) via the Arabic form Yūsuf.
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Etymology
The name 'Yousaf' means "God increases" or "He will add," deriving from the Hebrew root *y-s-p* (to add, increase) via the Arabic form Yūsuf. It is widely used in Islamic, Christian, and Jewish cultures, most notably as the Arabic and Urdu variant of the biblical patriarch Joseph (Yūsuf in the Quran), who is revered as a prophet in Islam and a key figure in the Abrahamic traditions.
Yousaf currently ranks #7,176 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2023.
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