José

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See also: Jose, JOSE, and jose

English

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Proper noun

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José

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

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French

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Etymology

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An old French vernacular form of Joseph.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒo.ze/
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Proper noun

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José m

  1. a male given name
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧sé

Proper noun

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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)

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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  • 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

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Descendants

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

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