signature on a photograph

[maddys52]

Hello,

Any suggestions for what this man's name might be? It came from a photograph in the collection of lady named "Jessie", which is not quite what the inscription looks like, though I'm pretty sure it was intended for her.

[RyanUK]

It may say To Josie at the beginning.
As for the signed word that's really puzzling me lol.

The 1st letter looks closer to the "T"
above it at the beginning.

[Neale1961]

The last name looks something like TEFOO / TEFOS
I wonder if it could be a pet name or nick name?
Is the man in the photo “ foreign” looking? - as in English not his first language.

The first name seems to have been written as JOSEE.

[shume]

My guess is his name is TEFAS and she is JOSIE. Do you have a full face picture as Tefas is a Turkish name.

[ajm314159]

To Josie from Texas

[maddys52]

Thank you all very much for your interest and suggestions.

Not sure why I didn't think of it before, but your suggestion of a nick name made me realise that the photo belonged to Jessie JOSEPH, so indeed, it could be addressed to "Josie/Josee" as a pet name for her.

Jessie was a nurse during WWI in Sydney (Australia), I have another photo of her laughing surrounded by men of different armed services. Perhaps this was someone she nursed, though I would think he would then send a photo in uniform. Perhaps not related to the war at all. Though I think it unlikely he was Turkish (though it was a good suggestion shume).

"Texas" is an interesting suggestion - again a possible nick- name, though not much help to me in trying to work out who he may be! 

[sparrett]

The name is Texas.

Possibly a nickname for a chap from Texas, though I have heard of it used as a given name.

Sue

ADDING
Is that a scar down his forehead or a crease in the photo?

ADDING again
As a WW1 soldier as was thought of as a possiblity he would be classed 'mature age' in my opinion

[arthurk]

The first letter of the name isn't quite like the 'T' in To, though I admit it's fairly similar.

There's an uncommon English name Cephas (biblical, from Greek; about a dozen born each year in England and Wales in the late 19th century), and I'm wondering if this might be a version from another language, ie Sefas.

[Gadget]

I was thinking the same as you, Arthur. The T in To is slightly different but I couldn't think of a suitable word. maybe it is Sefas, as you say.

Add - just adjusted the angle, f is different from the f in from.  could it be a p?