Josephus

Josephus is the Latinized form of the Hebrew name Yosef, built on the root meaning to add or increase, traditionally interpreted as may God add or God will add. It was the standard Latin rendering used in ancient texts, most famously borne by the first-century Jewish historian Titus Flavius Josephus, whose Greek and Roman writings preserved much of what is known about Second Temple Judaism. The name remained in use as a formal Latin given name in scholarly and ecclesiastical contexts, and it survives as a given name chiefly in Dutch tradition. Related forms include Joseph, Josef, Giuseppe, and Jozef.