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

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

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)