jose

n. a common male name in Spanish and Portuguese, the same as Joseph in English.

n. a male given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the Hebrew name Yosef.

“My friend Jose is moving to Madrid to start his new job.”

“Jose was named after his grandfather, following a long-standing family tradition in their village.”

n. a short name for a woman, often for the name Josephine.

n. a female given name, frequently serving as a diminutive or hypocorism for Josephine.

“Everyone in the office calls her Jose instead of Josephine.”

“Although her legal name was Josephine, she preferred the gender-neutral nickname Jose in all her professional correspondence.”

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