José

José \jo-sé\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name José is pronounced ZHuwZEH in Portuguese or HHowSEH in Spanish ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for José: ZH as in "beige (B.EY.ZH" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of José?

José is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in Portuguese and Spanish. José is a variant transcription of short names for Joseph (English, French, and German). The familiar forms name Pepe (Spanish) and Pepito meaning of name (Spanish) are variants of the name. See also the related forms, Francisco José meaning (Spanish), nicknames for José Antonio (Spanish), José Ángel name (Spanish), short names for José Carlos (Spanish), José Ignacio name (Spanish), short names for José Luis (Spanish), name José Manuel origin (Spanish), José María name popularity (Spanish), name José Miguel origin (Spanish), José Samuel meaning and origin (Spanish), baby name Juan José (Spanish), and María José meaning of name (Spanish).

The following famous people share the name José:

• Actor Antonio Banderas, born José Antonio Dominguez Banderas 10 August 1960, Malaga, Spain
• Artist José Da Silveira
• Artist Diego Rivera, born José Diego Rivera Barrientos 8 December 1886 - 24 November 1957, Guanajuato, Mexico.

List of baby names José:

João name (Portuguese), meaning of Jose (Portuguese and Spanish), name Josias origin (English and German), name Juie origin, Ha'iku name (Hawaiian), baby name Hache-Hi, name Hagai meaning, baby name Haggai (English), Hagos meaning and origin, Haiko definition (German), Haiku meaning and origin, name Haize origin, Hajey meaning of name, Haji name popularity, name Hajie origin, baby name Hajy, Haki pronounciation (Swahili), name Hako origin (Scandinavian), meaning of Haku (Hawaiian), and Hasa definition (Swahili).

How popular is José?

José is not in the top boy names in USA.