Jose

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See also: José, JOSE, and jose

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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.
Usage notes
  • Common in Kerala, southwestern India, an area of Portuguese and Christian influence.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Jose

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

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

José

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jose m

  1. Misspelling of José.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish José.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

José (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

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