José

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
  2. (masculine) Joseph (favourite son of Jacob)
  3. (masculine) Joseph (husband of Virgin Mary)

Frequency

C1
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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