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A given name in Italian
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01 / Meaning & origin
Gioseffo is a masculine given name documented in Italian.
łac. Ioseph < gr. Ἰωσήφ < hebr. יוֹסֵף (josef)
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04 / Through time
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Gioseffo— “addition”
Therewith an enthusiasm broke forth in Roman Catholic Europe for the name. All the world in Italy began to call itself Giuseppe or Gioseffo; or for short, Peppo and Beppo have swarmed ever since in every village.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part I, Chapter II (Patriarchal Names), Section VI (Joseph) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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