Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

st. joseph

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: st. joseph
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus.

name

The name of many places, including:

name

The name of many places, including:

name

The name of many places, including:

Etymology

The placenames all come ultimately from the saint's name, either directly (as tributes) or indirectly (if inspired by previously founded places of the same name).

Inflected Forms

Saint Joseph (alternative)

Phrases

St. Joseph County St. Joseph River

Synonyms

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Questions

What does st. joseph mean?: Joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus.
Where does st. joseph come from?: The placenames all come ultimately from the saint's name, either directly (as tributes) or indirectly (if inspired by previously founded places of the same name).

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