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José
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Jose JOSE jose
English
Etymology
en es - or en pt José 1.
Proper noun
en male Spanish Jose.
en 2006 Cynthia Ongpin Valdes At My Grandfather's Knee: A Portrait of Alfonso T. Ongpin https://www.google.com/books/edition/At_My_Grandfather_s_Knee/KPXVAAAAMAAJ 175 As an ardent admirer and devotee of Dr José Rizal, he collected Rizaliana material, going to great lengths to woo the sisters of Rizal in order for them to sell to him precious Rizaliana items. 9789719371908
en Tovin Lapan California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/11/california-birth-certifcates-accents-marks 2015-04-11 Every year in California thousands of parents choose names such as José, Andrés and Sofía for their children, often honoring the memory of a deceased grandmother, aunt or sibling. On the state-issued birth certificates, though, those names will be spelled incorrectly. https://web.archive.org/web/20250404032248/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/11/california-birth-certifcates-accents-marks
Derived terms
en San José Cancasque San José Guayabal San José Villanueva
French
fr:
Etymology
An old French vernacular form of fr Joseph.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-José.wav
Proper noun
m
fr male
Related terms
fr Josée Marie-José Joseph
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt Joseph :inh roa-opt:Josep 1
From pt roa-opt Josep, from pt la Iōsēphus, from pt grc Ἰωσήφ, from pt he יוסף.
Pronunciation
Jo^sé
pt ɛ 2
pt Jo sé
Proper noun
m +
pt male Hebrew Joseph Zé
pt biblical character Joseph favourite son of Jacob
pt biblical character Joseph husband of Virgin Mary
Derived terms
pt Zé<q:pet form>
Related terms
pt Josefo Josefa Josepe Giuseppe
Usage notes
5164752 2
References
Spanish
es:
Alternative forms
es Jose Josép Josep Joséf Josef Josépe Josepe Josefe Joséfe Joséph Joseph
Etymology
es :inh osp:Josep<ety:der<la:Iōsēphus>>
es osp Josep, osp Joseph, osp José, derived from es la Iōsēphus, from es grc Ἰωσήφ, from es hbo יוֹסֵף Yōsēp̄. Compare scn Giusè.
Pronunciation
josé
jóse
Proper noun
m
es male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Joseph Che,Coché,Josecito,Joselito,Pepe,Pepito Josefa
es Joseph Q145746,Q128267
the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Quotations
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.
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
es José María María José Jesús, María y José José Ignacio San José
Descendants
ceb Jose 1
zh 何塞 1
en Jose 1
tl Jose 1
unm Nxusè 1
Further reading