# Youssef

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,964

## Definitions
1. A male given name.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).

## Easily confused with
- **Yousef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yousef-vs-youssef)
- **yourself** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yourself-vs-youssef)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oyussef`, `yosusef`, `yousesf`, `yousseff`, `youssfe`, `yuossef`, `yyoussef`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/youssef