Forename José

Throughout the world, José (Jose , José , יוסף , among others...) is a prevalent boy's forename. The first name José is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, where it is a prevalent male name, Nicaragua, and Brazil (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Likewise, José is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish José is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name José

name José Tomás, name Yazep, name Toma, name Jozeb, name Che, name Juozapas, name Yusuf, name Chema, name Восіп, name Josip, name Jose Tomas, name Jožko, name Giuseppe, name María José, name Zé, name Yosef, name Iossif, name Jazep, name חוסה, name Joep, name Husiy, name Iosip, name Pepe, name Seff, name Jozefo, name Jožef, name Osyp, name Jože, name Xosé, name Chusé, name Jose, name ホセ, name Chuse, name Джозеф, name Iosif, name Juozas, name Jozef, name Osip, name Хосе, name Joseph, name Josif, name Xose, name Ιωσήφ, name Joosef, name Yoseph, name Josef, name József, name Iosephus, name Jusuf, name Joseba, name יוסף, name Józef, name Ossip, name Josep, name Jooseppi, name خوسيه, name José

VARIANT	COUNTRY
José, Jose	Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina
יוסף, חוסה	Israel
ホセ	Japan
Хосе	Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan
خوسيه	Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia, Morocco

First names said to be same

Che, Chema, Chuse, Chusé, Giuseppe, Husiy, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose Tomas, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Joseph, Josif, Josip, José Tomás, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, Józef, József, María José, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Pepe, Seff, Toma, Xose, Xosé, Yazep, Yosef, Yoseph, Yusuf, Zé, Ιωσήφ, Восіп, Джозеф,

First name José in the context

José is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joseph , the Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus, Presentation of Jesus at the Temple; José Carioca , the fictional character created by Disney, a Brazilian parrot, The Three Caballeros; Caiaphas , the Jewish High Priest (c. 14 BC - c. 46 AD); José Gaspar , the apocryphal Spanish pirate and José Arcadio Buendía , character in One Hundred Years of Solitude, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	josé pichón (b. 1301)
	josé sapateiro explorer (b. 1401)
	josé anchorena (b. 1410)
	josé vizinho PT (b. 1450)
	josé de anchieta Spanish Jesuit missionary, ES (b. 1534)
	josé de acosta Spanish missionary and writer, ES (b. 1540)
	josé de sigüenza Spanish theologian, ES (b. 1544)
	josé calasanz writer, ES (b. 1556)
	josé de villaviciosa Spanish author, ES (b. 1589)
	josé de ribera Spanish (Valencian) painter 1591-1652, ES (b. 1591)
	josé de argáiz y pérez Roman Catholic archbishop, ES (b. 1592)
	josé gonzález de uzqueta ES (b. 1583)
	josé teixeira Portuguese Dominican theologian (1543-1620), PT (b. 1543)
	josé de niño author (17th century) (b. 1601)
	josé pellicer Spanish writer and literary critic (1602-1679), ES (b. 1602)

Forename José

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name José

First names said to be same

First name José in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames