Where does “María José” come from?

María José (Spanish) comes from Spanish María, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “María José”, step by step

María José traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish María

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMaríaMary
2LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
3Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
4Hebrewמִרְיָם
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Spanish José

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