Josip

Josip (pronounced [jǒsip]) is a male given name largely found among Croats and Slovenes, a cognate of Joseph.

In Croatia, the name Josip was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959, and has stayed among the top ten most common ones throughout 2011.[1]

Notable people named Josip include:

* Ruđer Josip Bošković, Ragusan physicist
* Josip Bozanić, Croatian cardinal
* Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav president
* Josip Frank, Croatian politician
* Josip Globevnik, Slovenian mathematician
* Josip Golubar, Croatian footballer
* Josip Hatze, Croatian composer
* Josip Jelačić, Croatian ban
* Josip Katalinski, Bosnian footballer
* Josip Kozarac, Croatian writer
* Josip Manolić, Croatian politician
* Josip Marohnić, Croatian emigrant activist
* Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician
* Josip Projić, Serbian footballer
* Josip Račić, Croatian painter
* Josip Skoblar, Croatian former player and football manager
* Josip Skoko, Australian soccer player
* Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatian bishop and politician
* Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
* Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer
* Josip Vranković, Croatian basketball coach

## See also

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* All pages with titles containing Josip
* Josif
* Josef (given name)
* Josipović

## References

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1. ^ "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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