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José

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See also: Jose, JOSE, and jose

English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish or Portuguese José.

Proper noun

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José

  1. A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose.
    • 2006, Cynthia Ongpin Valdes, At My Grandfather's Knee: A Portrait of Alfonso T. Ongpin[1], →ISBN, page 175:
      As an ardent admirer and devotee of Dr José Rizal, he collected Rizaliana material, going to great lengths to woo the sisters of Rizal in order for them to sell to him precious Rizaliana items.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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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/
  • Audio:(file)

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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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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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], feminine equivalent Josefa, equivalent to English Joseph; diminutive forms Che, Coché, Josecito, Joselito, Pepe, Pepito
  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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