Meanings
- A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose.
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.
2006, Cynthia Ongpin Valdes, At My Grandfather's Knee: A Portrait of Alfonso T. Ongpin, →ISBN, page 1751 more example
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.
2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
Origin
- PortugueseJosé
- EnglishJosé
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish or Portuguese José.
More words from Portuguese
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José. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jos%C3%A9
“José.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jos%C3%A9. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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