About Joffe
The surname Joffe is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "God will add" or "God will increase." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Yosef. The name Joffe is commonly found among Jewish communities in Eastern Europe and is often associated with individuals of Russian or Polish Jewish descent.
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Here's how to represent Joffe in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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