Where does “Jose” come from?

Jose (Cebuano) comes from Spanish José, from Catalan Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Jose (Cebuano): Joseph, son of Jacob

Definitions

  1. Joseph, son of Jacob

Ancestry of “Jose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishJoséthe letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet
2CatalanJosepJoseph Biblical figure
3LatinIōsēphus
4Ancient GreekἸωσήφ
5HebrewיוסףJoseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
6Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add

Words derived from “Jose

Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיףEvery word from Hebrew יוסףEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ