Scottish Gaelic names

Eòsaph: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Scottish Gaelic form of Joseph

Origin

From Middle Irish Ioséph, from Latin Iōsēph, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf, literally “may he add”).

How to pronounce it

EòsaphIPA: /ˈjɔːs̪əf/

Used as the equivalent of: Joseph

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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