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alan benjamin

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May 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/1/00
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Can someone tell me whether Yossi and/or Yoshi might be
diminutives of Joseph? Thank you.

Alan Benjamin
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Emma Karabelnik

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May 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/2/00
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Hello

Yossi is Joseph or Yossef in Hebrew, Yoshi can be the same or be
derivative of Yoshua (Joshua).

Emma

alan benjamin < wiz...@pipeline.com > wrote:
> Can someone tell me whether Yossi and/or Yoshi might be
> diminutives of Joseph? Thank you.

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Danny Schoemann

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May 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/2/00
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Sometimes, but not always.

Yossi could also be a name on its own.

Yoshi could also be a diminutive for Joshua, Yeshayahu or
similar.

Danny Schoemann

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IRSWED

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Yossi is my uncle Joe's nickname. His Yiddish name is Yossel
Irene Swedroe,
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Ilan Szekely

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May 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/2/00
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Alan Benjamin wrote:

> Can someone tell me whether Yossi and/or Yoshi might be
> diminutives of Joseph? Thank you.
>

Simply said - Yes.

Stan Goodman

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May 3, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/3/00
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On Thu, 1 Jan 1970 01:59:59, wiz...@pipeline.com (alan benjamin) wrote:

> Can someone tell me whether Yossi and/or Yoshi might be
> diminutives of Joseph? Thank you.

Yossi is a diminutive of Joseph. Yoshi may be also, but it is more
likely a diminutive for Josiah.

Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel

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Emma Karabelnik of Israel wrote as follows:

"Yossi is Joseph or Yossef in Hebrew, Yoshi can be the same or be
derivative of Yoshua (Joshua).

Emma

alan benjamin < wiz...@pipeline.com > wrote:
> Can someone tell me whether Yossi and/or Yoshi might be
> diminutives of Joseph? Thank you."

Emma's comment is not quite correct. The Yiddish nicknames Yoshe and
Yoshi are actually kinuim for the Hebrew given name Yehoshua, in the
sense that they form true Hebrew double names with Yehoshua: Yehoshua
Yoshe for being called to the Tora in an aliya, or Yehoshua hamechune
Yoshe in Jewish legal documents such as marriage, divorce, business,
etc. documents.

The Given Names Data Base for Lithuania shows that the basic Hebrew
name Yehoshua has a rich selection of other kinuim with which it forms
true Hebrew double names: Falk, Hasha, Hashka, Heshil, Hoshil,
Hoshman, Shika, and Zusa.

Yoshe and Yoshi have no links to the Hebrew name Yosef, or to its
relative, the Yiddish name Yossi.

Prof. G. L. Esterson, Ra'anana, Israel
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