José
Meaning
- (masculine) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
- (masculine) Joseph (favourite son of Jacob)
- (masculine) Joseph (husband of Virgin Mary)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Jo‧sé
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒoˈzɛ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Josef, from Latin Iōsephus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
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