Jose
UK /həʊˈzeɪ/ · US /hoʊˈzeɪ/ proper noun
- proper noun A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
- proper noun A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.
- proper noun A female given name.
- proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
- proper noun A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose.
Etymology
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
Originally as a diminutive form of Josephine, later also appearing as a given name.
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish or Portuguese José.
Sources: Wiktionary — from the Wiktionary entry “Jose”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details