| How to pronounce Yusuf | YOU + Sweet + pUt + Fun Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
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| Arabic Spelling (How to write Yusuf in Arabic) | يُوْسُف |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Directly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Yusuf | Yoosuf Yusif Yusef Yoosef Yousuf Yousef Yosoph Yosof Yosouf Yosuwf Yosowf Yosuph Yosuf Yousof Yousouf All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
Meaning of Yusuf
Yusuf is a Quranic name for boys that refers to one of the prophets of the Quran, whose name is mentioned 27 times and chapter 12 of the Quran, known as Surat Yusuf, is dedicated entirely to his story. Yusuf is an ancient name that means “God gives”, “God increases” in the Bible, its meaning is not mentioned in the Quran.
“And [remember:] it was to you that Yusuf came aforetime with all evidence of the truth; but you never ceased to throw doubt on all [the messages] that he brought you – so much so that when he died, you said, ‘Never will God send any apostle after him!’ “In this way God lets go astray such as waste their own selves by throwing suspicion [on His revelations]. (Quran 40:34)
