Etymology

St. Joseph

Today it means: Joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus. Full definition →

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The story

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).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.