"José" meaning in Spanish

See José in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /xoˈse/, [xoˈse]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Old Spanish Josep, Joseph, José, derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף (yôsēp̄). Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|Josep}} Old Spanish Josep, {{der|es|la|Iōsēphus}} Latin Iōsēphus, {{der|es|grc|Ἰωσήφ}} Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), {{der|es|he|יוסף||tr=yôsēp̄}} Hebrew יוסף (yôsēp̄) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} José m, {{es-proper noun|m}} José m Forms: Jose [alternative], Josép [alternative], Josep [alternative], Joséf [alternative], Josef [alternative], Josépe [alternative], Josepe [alternative], Josefe [alternative], Joséfe [alternative], Joséph [alternative], Joseph [alternative]
  1. 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 Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-José-es-name-0lbWfRP4 Categories (other): Spanish given names, Spanish male given names, Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 31 30 33 5
  2. (biblical) Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-José-es-name-abjGyjl1 Categories (other): Biblical characters, Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 31 30 33 5 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. (biblical) Joseph, father of Jesus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-José-es-name-7u4Hv8fh Categories (other): Biblical characters, Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 31 30 33 5 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  4. the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-José-es-name-dAn4lIKs Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 24 19 21 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Jesús, María y José, José Ignacio, José María, María José, San José

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: Jose",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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          "Coché",
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          "Josecito",
          "Josecito#Spanish"
        ],
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          "Joselito",
          "Joselito#Spanish"
        ],
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          "Pepe",
          "Pepe#Spanish"
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          "Pepito",
          "Pepito#Spanish"
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoˈse]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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}
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    "Spanish lemmas",
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    "Spanish proper nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Spanish terms derived from Hebrew",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish",
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    {
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          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: Jose",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: Jose"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 何塞 (Hésāi) (transliteration)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 何塞 (Hésāi) (transliteration)"
    }
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Josép",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Josep",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Joséf",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Josef",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Josépe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Josepe",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "Josefe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Joséfe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Joséph",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Joseph",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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          "Josefa",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "Coché",
          "Coché#Spanish"
        ],
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          "Josecito#Spanish"
        ],
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          "Joselito",
          "Joselito#Spanish"
        ],
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          "Pepe",
          "Pepe#Spanish"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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          "Joseph",
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        "Joseph, father of Jesus"
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        [
          "Joseph",
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    },
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        [
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xoˈse/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xoˈse]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-e"
    }
  ],
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}

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