See also: José, JOSE, and jose

English

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.

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Jose

  1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.
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  • Common in Kerala, southwestern India, an area of Portuguese and Christian influence.
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Etymology 2

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Originally as a diminutive form of Josephine, later also appearing as a given name.

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Jose

  1. A female given name.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish José, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.

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  • Hyphenation: Jo‧se
  • IPA(key): /hoˈse/ [hoˈs̪i]

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José

  1. a male given name from Spanish
  2. (biblical) Joseph, son of Jacob
  3. (biblical) Joseph, father of Jesus

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

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Jose m

  1. Misspelling of José.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish José.

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José (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph
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