Jose

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US/hoʊˈzeɪ/UK/həʊˈzeɪ//ˈdʒəʊz//ˈdʒoːs/

proper noun

A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.

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Meanings

Jose1

proper noun

alternative José

  1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.

    Some Rizaliana collectors deem the blue 1959 Jose Rizal Definitive to be the most attractive Rizal stamp.

    2008, Lisa Mapua, Stamps of the Philippines: Historical and Topical Collections 1854–2004, →ISBN, page 125
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    Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last name as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.

    2021 March 18, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, “Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme”, in CNN
  2. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.

Jose2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

JOSE3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymcomputer securityAcronym of JSON Object Signing and Encryption, a group of web standards.

    For a JWS, the JOSE Header members are the union of the members of these values (each of which is defined in Section 2):[…]

    2015 May, M. Jones et al., “JSON Web Signature (JWS)”, in RFC Editor, →DOI, →ISSN, RFC 7515

Origin

Jose · proper noun

From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.

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Jose · proper noun

Originally as a diminutive form of Josephine, later also appearing as a given name.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Jose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jose

MLA

“Jose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jose.

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