Sappington asili. From the city of Sapperton, England, from Old English sapere meaning "soap maker" and ton meaning "town, farm, settlement". Pata Sappington asili.
Majina ya jina la Josif katika nchi tofauti na lugha tofauti: Beppe, Giuseppe, Hohepa, Hovsep, Ioseb, Ioseph, Iosephus, Ioses, Iosif, Jāzeps, Jef, Jo, Joĉjo, Joe, Joep, Joey, Jojo, Joop, Joos, Joosep, Jooseppi, Joost, Józef, Jos, Joseba, José, Josèp, Josef, Josep, Josepe, Joseph, Josephus, Joses, Josip, Jóska, Joško, Joso, Jože, Jozef, Jozefo, Jozo, József, Józsi, Jožef, Juozapas, Juozas, Juuso, Osip, Pepe, Pepito, Peppe, Peppi, Peppino, Pino, Seòsaidh, Seosamh, Sepp, Seppel, Sjef, Soso, Xosé, Yosef, Yosif, Yosyp, Yousef, Youssef, Yusef, Yusif, Yussel, Yusuf, Yusup, Zé, Zef, Zezé. Pata Josif kwa lugha zingine.