José

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José
Genderpredominantly masculine
Other gender
FeminineJosefa
Origin
Word/nameLatin: Iosephus, Greek: Ιωσήφ, Hebrew: יוֹסֵף
Other names
Related namesJoseph, Xosé, Josefo, Josetxu or Josetxo (given name in Basque). Feminine forms: Josefa, Josée.

José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish [xoˈse]; Portuguese [ʒuˈzɛ] (or [ʒoˈzɛ]).

In French, the name José, pronounced [ʒoze] (About this soundlisten), is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is Josée as in French.

In Netherlandic Dutch, however, José is a feminine given name and is pronounced [ˈjoːseː]; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name Josina and even a Dutch hypocorism[1] of the name Johanna.

In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of Cornwall, where it was especially frequent during the fourteenth century; this surname is pronounced /ˈdʒoʊz/, as in the English names Joseph or Josephine.[2] According to another interpretation Jose is cognate with Joyce; Joyce is an English and Irish surname derived from the Breton personal name Iodoc, which was introduced to England by the Normans in the form Josse. In medieval England the name was occasionally borne by women but more commonly by men; the variant surname Jose is local to Devon and Cornwall.[3]

The common spelling of this given name in different languages is a case of interlingual homography. Similar cases occur in English given names (Albert, Bertrand, Christine, Daniel, Eric, and Ferdinand) that are not exclusive to the English language and can be found namely in French with a different pronunciation under exactly the same spelling.

Spanish pronunciation[]

The Spanish pronunciation is [xoˈse]. In Castilian Spanish, the initial ⟨J⟩ is similar to the German ⟨ch⟩ in the name Bach and Scottish Gaelic and Irish ⟨ch⟩ in loch, though Spanish ⟨j⟩ varies by dialect.

Historically, the modern pronunciation of the name José in Spanish is the result of the phonological history of Spanish coronal fricatives since the fifteenth century, when it departed from Old Spanish. Unlike today's pronunciation of this name, in Old Spanish the initial ⟨J⟩ was a voiced postalveolar fricative (as the sound "je" in French), and the middle ⟨s⟩ stood for a voiced apicoalveolar fricative /z̺/ (as in the Castilian pronunciation of the word mismo). The sounds, from a total of seven sibilants once shared by medieval Ibero-Romance languages, were partly preserved in Catalan, Galician, and Occitan, and have survived integrally in Mirandese and in the dialects of northern Portugal.

In those regions of north-western Spain where the Galician language is spoken, the name is spelt Xosé and pronounced [ʃo'se].

Portuguese pronunciation[]

The Portuguese given name José is pronounced as [ʒuˈzɛ]. Examples of this are for instance former President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and football coach José Mourinho. Historically, the conventional Portuguese spelling of the name was Joseph, just as in English, though variants like Jozeph were not uncommon.[4][5] Following the 1910 revolution, the Portuguese spelling was modernized. The first Reform of Portuguese orthography of 1911 elided the final mute consonants ⟨ph⟩ and ⟨th⟩ from Biblical anthroponyms and toponyms (e.g. Joseph, Nazareth) and replaced them with the diacritic on the final ⟨é⟩, indicating the stress vowel (e.g. José, Nazaré). In Portuguese, the pronunciation of vowels varies depending on the country, regional dialect or social identity of the speaker: in the case of the ⟨o⟩ ranging from /u/ to /o/; and in the case of ⟨é⟩, from /e/ to /ɛ/.

The Portuguese phonology developed originally from thirteenth-century Galician-Portuguese, having a number of speakers worldwide that is currently larger than French, Italian and German. In Portuguese the pronunciation of the graphemes ⟨J⟩ and ⟨s⟩ is in fact phonetically the same as in French, where the name José also exists and the pronunciation is similar, aside from obvious vowel variation and language-specific intonation.

French vernacular form[]

The French given name José, pronounced [ʒoze], is an old vernacular form of the French name Joseph, and is also popular under the feminine form Josée. The masculine form is current as a given name, or as short for Joseph as is the case of French politician José Bové. The same masculine form is also commonly used as part of feminine name composites, as is the case of French athlete Marie-José Pérec. In turn, the feminine form Josée is only used customarily either as a feminine first name or as part of a feminine name composite, with respective examples in French film director Josée Dayan and Canadian actress Marie-Josée Croze.

Jewish use[]

A number of prominent Jewish men, including sportsmen, entertainers and historical figures, are known publicly as Joseph or Jose, another form of Yossi (Hebrew: יֹוסִי), and a diminutive of Yosef or Yossef (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף).

Feminine form[]

Both the Spanish and Portuguese feminine written forms of the name are Josefa, pronounced [xoˈsefa] in Spanish, and [ʒuˈzɛfɐ] in Portuguese. The name José also occurs in feminine name composites (e.g. Maria José, Marie-José).

Josée is a French feminine first name, pronounced [ʒoze], relates to the longer feminine form of Joséphine [ʒozefin], and may also be coupled with other names in feminine name composites.

Similarly, in Flemish, José is a male given name, for which the feminine written form is Josée, with both forms being pronounced [ˈjoːseː], but the spelling stems originally from neighboring French-speaking influence.

In Dutch, however, José is pronounced [ˈjoːseː], which is a feminine given name in its own right, sometimes also used as short for the feminine name Josina. Examples are Olympic swimmer José Damen and pop singer José Hoebee.

Josephine and Joséphine are in use in English-speaking countries, while Josefine is popular in Western Europe.

Diminutives[]

One of the common Spanish diminutives of the name is Pepe, which is a repetition of the last syllable of the earlier form Josep.[6] (Popular belief attributes the origin of Pepe to the abbreviation of pater putativus, P.P., recalling the role of St Joseph in predominantly Catholic Spanish-speaking countries.) In Hispanic America, the diminutives Cheché and Chepe also occur, as in Colombian soccer player José Eugenio ("Cheché") Hernández and Mexican soccer player José ("Chepe") Naranjo.

In Portuguese, the most widely used diminutive form of the name is Zé, and less used forms include Zeca, Zezé, Zezinho, Zuca, and Juca. The augmentative of the diminutive may occur as in Zezão, as well as the diminutive of the diminutive Zequinha, Zezinho, Josesito.


People[]

Mononyms[]

  • Jose (Malayalam: ജോസ്), Indian actor in Malayalam films
  • José of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança), Portuguese noble of the House of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga, illegitimate son of King Peter II and Francisca Clara da Silva
  • Jose the Galilean (Hebrew: יוסי הגלילי, (Yose HaGelili)), 1st–2nd century Jewish rabbi, member of the Tannaim involved in compiling the Mishna
  • Prince José, Portuguese noble of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança), son of Queen Maria I and King Peter III, heir apparent with many titles including Prince of Brazil and Duke of Braganza, died of smallpox at age 27 before ascending to the throne
  • Joseph I of Portugal (José Francisco António Inácio Norberto Agostinho), also known as José I of Portugal

First names[]

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  • José María Cirarda Lachiondo, Spanish Catholic bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, Bishop of Santander, Bishop of Córdoba, and Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela
  • José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, Spanish-born Panamanian Catholic bishop and cardinal, friar of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.), Auxiliary bishop of Panama, Bishop of Chitré, then Bishop of David, made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015, the first Panamanian to be so appointed
  • José María García Lahiguera, Spanish Catholic bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Bishop of Huelva, Archbishop of Valencia, beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011
  • José María Larrauri Lafuente, Spanish Catholic bishop, first as Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona (now known as the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela, then as Bishop of Vitoria
  • José María Queipo de Llano y Ruiz de Saravia, known in Spain as Conde de Toreno, Spanish noble under the title 7th Count of Toreno and statesman, served as Prime Minister under Queen Isabella II
  • José Paciano Laurel y García, Philippine judge and politician, first and only president of the brief Second Philippine Republic
  • José Lebrún Moratinos, Venezuelan Catholic bishop and cardinal, Auxiliary bishop of Maracaibo, Bishop of Maracay, Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela (now known as the Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela), then Archbishop of Caracas, made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1983
  • José da Avé-Maria Leite da Costa e Silva, Portuguese friar of the Trinitarian Order and Catholic bishop, became rector of Coimbra's Trinitarian college, then appointed as inquirer (inquisitor) for the Portuguese Inquisition, appointed as Bishop of Angra in the Azores
  • José García de León y Pizarro, Spanish statesman, served as First Secretary of State under King Ferdinand VI
  • José Leonilson Bezerra Dias, Brazilian painter, designer and sculptor, represented in major international collections[9]
  • José Lewgoy, Brazilian-born American television, film, and theatre actor
  • José Lezama Lima, Cuban writer and poet, considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature
  • José Gregorio Liendo Vera, Chilean political activist
  • José de Lima, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Itumbiara, then Bishop of Sete Lagoas
  • José Yves Limantour y Márquez, Mexican financier and Secretary of Finance
  • José Limón, Mexican modern dancer and choreographer
  • José María Linares Lizarazu, 16th President of Bolivia then self-declared "Dictator for Life" until overthrown and exiled for life
  • José Linhares, Brazilian lawyer, 14th President of Brazil
  • José Jorge Loayza, Peruvian lawyer, jurist and politician, three times Prime Minister of Peru
  • José López Domínguez, Spanish military to the rank of colonel and politician, served as Prime Minister under King Alfonso XIII
  • José Ivo Lorscheiter, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Porto Alegre, then Bishop of Santa Maria (now known as the Archdiocese of Santa Maria, being a proponent of Liberation theology led him into debate with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  • José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Veracruz

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  • José Luis Narom, also known as José Luis Morán, German-born Spanish composer
  • José Alves dos Santos Neto, Brazilian professional basketball coach
  • José Pires de Almeida Neto, Brazilian jazz guitarist
  • José Sebastião de Almeida Neto, Portuguese Catholic bishop and cardinal who also served in Africa, joined the Franciscan friars (O.F.M. Disc.) after ordination taking the religious name Joseph of the Sacred Heart, nominated by King Luís I first as Bishop of Angola e Congo (now known as the Archdiocese of Luanda), then as Patriarch of Lisbon using the name Dom José III, made a Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1884
  • Bernard Joseph Nolker, known in Brazil as Bernardo José Nolker, American-born Brazilian Catholic bishop, member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (C.Ss.R), Bishop of Paranaguá
  • José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian Catholic priest and Classical composer
  • José Neves (born 1974), Portuguese billionaire businessman, founder of Farfetch
  • José Núñez, Nicaraguan politician, several times Head of State of Nicaragua

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  • José Humberto Quintero Parra, Venezuelan Catholic bishop and cardinal, Coadjutor Archbishop then Archbishop of Mérida, made Cardinal by Pope John XXIII in 1961, the first Venezuelan so appointed
  • José Quiroga, Chilean-born cardiologist now based in America, co-founder and medical director of the Program for Torture Victims, Vice-President of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

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  • José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician, served for two terms as Prime Minister under King Juan Carlos I
  • José Santos Zelaya López, Nicaraguan politician, 11th President of Nicaragua
  • Jose Zepeda, American professional boxer
  • José Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish Catholic Romantic poet and dramatist
  • José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Durango (now known as the Archdiocese of Durango), supporter of the Centralist Republic of Mexico and critic of the United States' control of the northern part of his diocese
  • José Zúñiga, Honduran-born American screen and television actor
  • José Zúñiga, Mexican Neo-figurative painter, represented internationally in private and public collections
  • José de Zúñiga, Mexican-born soldier to the ran of lieutenant colonel, settler in California and Arizona, Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego, member of the Third Order of Franciscans

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  • Edward José, Belgian film director and actor
  • Francisco Sionil José, Filipino novelist
  • Jorge V. José, Mexican physicist
  • Mohan Jose, Indian actor in Malayalam films
  • Nicholas Jose, British-born Australian novelist
  • Richard Jose, British-born American singer
  • , American Illustrator

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Appendix: Dutch diminutives of given names".
  2. ^ White, George Pawley. A Handbook of Cornish Surnames: Three Hundred Cornish Christian Names. Dyllansow Truran, 1981. ISBN 0-907566-94-4.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick, et al. The Oxford Names Companion: The Definitive Guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles. Oxford University Press, 2002, p. 329. ISBN 0-19-860561-7.
  4. ^ cf. Lião, Duarte Nunes de, Orthographia da lingoa portuguesa. Lisboa: por Ioão de Barreira, 1576."See original text in pdf". Accessed 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ cf. Feijó, João de Morais Madureira, Orthographia, ou Arte de Escrever, e pronunciar com acerto a Lingua Portugueza. Lisboa Occidental: na Officina de Miguel Rodrigues, 1734. "See original text in pdf". Accessed 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ Albaigès i Olivart, Josep M. Diccionario de nombres de personas. Edicions Universitat Barcelona, 1993, p. 199. ISBN 84-475-0264-3.
  7. ^ Caro Rodríguez, J. M., Mystery of Freemasonry Unveiled (5th ed.), Palmdale, CA: Christian Book Club of America, 1992. ISBN 0-945001-27-4.
  8. ^ "Éditions Corti". Accessed 12 July 2018.
  9. ^ José Leonilson "Biografia" Accessed 15 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Don José Matsuwa". Accessed 17 July 2018.
  11. ^ Borja, Marciano R. De, Basques in the Philippines, University of Nevada Press, 2005, pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-87417-883-5.
  12. ^ "Paronella Park". Accessed 13 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Great British Chefs – José Pizarro". Accessed 11 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Jose Raymond". Accessed 16 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Jose Romussi". Accessed 16 July 2018.
  16. ^ "José Roosevelt". Accessed 16 July 2018.
  17. ^ Stevenson, Robert. "Santos, José Joaquim dos." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie, vol. 16, p. 485. Macmillan Publishers, 1980. ISBN 0-333-23111-2
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