José

See also: Jose, JOSE, and jose

English

Proper noun

José

1. A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose

Derived terms

• San José Cancasque
• San José Guayabal
• San José Villanueva

 

French

Etymology

An old French vernacular form of Joseph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒo.ze/

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Proper noun

José m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Josée
• Marie-José
• Joseph

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Josef, from Latin Iōsephus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈzɛ/, /ʒuˈzɛ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈzɛ/, /ʒuˈzɛ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈzɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈzɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: Jo‧sé

Proper noun

José m (plural Josés)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
2. (biblical) Joseph (favourite son of Jacob)
3. (biblical) Joseph (husband of Virgin Mary)

Derived terms

• Zé (pet form)

Related terms

• Josefo, Josefa, Josepe, Giuseppe

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Jose, Josép, Josep, Joséf, Josef, Josépe, Josepe, Josefe, Joséfe, Joséph, Joseph

Etymology

From Old Spanish Josep, Joseph, José, derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף (yôsēp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoˈse/ [xoˈse]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: Jo‧sé

Proper noun

José m

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Joseph
2. (biblical) Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel)
3. (biblical) Joseph, father of Jesus
4. the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Quotations

• 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Génesis 37:3
• : Y amaba Israel á José más que á todos sus hijos, porque le había tenido en su vejez: y le hizo una ropa de diversos colores.
• 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Mateo 1:18
• : Y el nacimiento de Jesucristo fué así: Que siendo María su madre desposada con José, antes que se juntasen, se halló haber concebido del Espíritu Santo.

Derived terms

• Jesús, María y José
• José María
• María José

 

Related terms

• Che (diminutive)
• Josefa f
• Pepe (diminutive)

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Jose
• → English: Jose
• → Tagalog: Jose
• → Chinese: → 何塞 (Hésāi) (transliteration)

See also

• San José

Further reading

• “José”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014