Sappington kelib chiqishi. From the city of Sapperton, England, from Old English sapere meaning "soap maker" and ton meaning "town, farm, settlement". Qabul qiling Sappington kelib chiqishi.
Boshqa mamlakatlar va tillarda, Hovsep uchun alohida ismlar: Beppe, Giuseppe, Hohepa, Ioseb, Ioseph, Iosephus, Ioses, Iosif, Jāzeps, Jef, Jo, Joĉjo, Joe, Joep, Joey, Jojo, Joop, Joos, Joosep, Jooseppi, Joost, Józef, Jos, Joseba, José, Josèp, Josef, Josep, Josepe, Joseph, Josephus, Joses, Josif, Josip, Jóska, Joško, Joso, Jože, Jozef, Jozefo, Jozo, József, Józsi, Jožef, Juozapas, Juozas, Juuso, Osip, Pepe, Pepito, Peppe, Peppi, Peppino, Pino, Seòsaidh, Seosamh, Sepp, Seppel, Sjef, Soso, Xosé, Yosef, Yosif, Yosyp, Yousef, Youssef, Yusef, Yusif, Yussel, Yusuf, Yusup, Zé, Zef, Zezé. Qabul qiling Hovsep boshqa tillarda.
Sappington ismiga ega bo'lgan eng keng tarqalgan ismlar: Harry, Nathaniel, Jacalyn, Joseph, Thad. Qabul qiling Sappington bilan ketadigan ismlar.