JOSE
Jose
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: in Spanish and in Portuguese . In French, the name José, pronounced, is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of male name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. José is also a Flemish male given name, pronounced, and for which the female written form is Josée as in French. In Dutch however, José is a female given ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Jose
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