José
See also: Jose and jose
English
Proper noun
José
- A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose
French
Etymology
An old French vernacular form of Joseph.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒo.ze/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
José m
- a male given name
Related terms
- Josée
- Marie-José
- Joseph
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese Josef, from Latin Iōsephus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒoˈzɛ/, /ʒuˈzɛ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒoˈzɛ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒuˈzɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: Jo‧sé
Proper noun
José m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
- (biblical) Joseph (favourite son of Jacob)
- (biblical) Joseph (husband of Virgin Mary)
Derived terms
- Zé (pet form)
Related terms
- Josefo, Josefa, Josepe, Giuseppe
Spanish
Etymology
Presumably borrowed from French José, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xoˈse/ [xoˈse]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: Jo‧sé
Proper noun
José m
- a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Joseph
- (biblical) Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel)
- (biblical) Joseph, father of Jesus
- the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Quotations
- 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
- José María
- María José
Related terms
- Josefa (feminine)
- Pepe, Che (diminutive)
Descendants
- → Cebuano: Jose
- → English: Jose
- → Tagalog: Jose
See also
- San José
Further reading
- “José”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014