Jose.
A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.
Where this word comes from
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
A female given name.
A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
Where this word comes from
Originally as a diminutive form of Josephine, later also appearing as a given name.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.