José

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish or Portuguese José. === Proper noun === José A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === An old French vernacular form of Joseph. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒo.ze/ === Proper noun === José m a male given name ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛ Hyphenation: Jo‧sé === Proper noun === José m (plural Josés) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph; diminutive form Zé (biblical) Joseph (favourite son of Jacob) (biblical) Joseph (husband of Virgin Mary) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Jose, Josép, Josep, Joséf, Josef, Josépe, Josepe, Josefe, Joséfe, Joséph, Joseph === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish Josep, Joseph, José, derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēp̄). Compare Sicilian Giusè. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xoˈse/ [xoˈse] Rhymes: -e IPA(key): /ˈxose/ [ˈxo.se] Rhymes: -ose === Proper noun === José m 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 (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel) (Christianity) Joseph (the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus) the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet ==== Quotations ==== : 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. : 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: Jose → Chinese: 何塞 (Hésāi) (transliteration) → English: Jose → Tagalog: Jose → Unami: Nxusè === Further reading === “José”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025