Names Like Josephus — Find Similar Baby Names
Josephus is an 8-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “God Will Multiply”. This page collects 108 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -hus like Anghus and Brehus, and names sharing the “multiply” concept like Chepe and Chepito.
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More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Josephus’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
8-Letter J-Names Like Josephus
24 names that share Josephus's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Josephus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Josephus
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Josephus.
Names That Rhyme with Josephus
18 baby names that share Josephus's last 3 letters — -hus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Brehus | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Dryhus | Aramaic Form Of Darius (Rich) | Hebrew | Male |
| Xuthus | Myth Name (Son Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Aonghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Dolphus | Abbreviation Of Adolphus Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Ferghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Inachus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Nerthus | Name Of A Goddess | Anglo | Female |
| Pyrrhus | Myth Name (King Of Epirus) | Greek | Male |
| Xanthus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Adolphus | Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Fearghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Sisyphus | Myth Name (Son Of Aelous) | Greek | Male |
| Telephus | Myth Name (Son Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Aegisthus | Myth Name (Cousin Of Agamemnon) | Greek | Male |
| Antilochus | Myth Name (Son Of Nestor) | Greek | Male |
| Ascalaphus | Myth Name (Turned Into An Owl By Persephone) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Josephus
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Josephus — Jos-. Good for parents who like Josephus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose | May God Give Increase. | Spanish | Male |
| Josh | Abbreviation Of Joshua Jehovah Is Salvation. | Hebrew | Male |
| Joss | Abbreviation Of Joshua Jehovah Is Salvation. | Hebrew | Male |
| Josu | God Saves | Hebrew | Male |
| Josee | God Will Add | Hebrew | Female |
| Josef | Danish Form Of Joseph (He Adds) | Danish | Male |
| Josie | Diminutive Form Of Josephine. | English | Female |
| Joska | Hungarian Form Of Joseph (God Is Gracious) | Hungarian | Male |
| Josue | God Is Salvation | Hebrew | Male |
| Joseba | God Will Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Josebe | God Will Add | Hebrew | Female |
| Josefa | Feminine Of Joseph. | German | Female |
| Joseph | God Will Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Joshka | German | Male | |
| Joshua | God Is Salvation | Hebrew | Male |
| Josiah | Jehovah Has Healed. Biblical Josiah Became King Of Judah At Eight A... | Hebrew | Male |
| Josias | God Is Salvation | Hebrew | Male |
| Josina | Diminutive Form Of Josephine. | English | Female |