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Jose vs Francis - What's the difference?

jose | francis |

As a pronoun jose

is .

As an adjective francis is

.

jose

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , an anglicized spelling of Spanish and Portuguese , equivalent of English Joseph
  • derived from the given name.

    • Usage notes

    * Common in Kerala, southwestern India, an area of Portuguese and Christian influence.

    Derived terms

    * no way Jose * San Jose

    Anagrams

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    francis

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • * ~1591 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet : Act V, Scene III:
    • Saint Francis be my speed! how oft tonight / Have my old feet stumbled at graves!
  • * 1820 , Names , The Indicator, No. XVIII, February 9th, 1820:
    • Francis is one of the pleasantest names in use. It has a fine open air with it, - a sound correspondent to its sense.
  • * 2006 (Kate Atkinson), One Good Turn , Black Swan(2007), ISBN 9780552772440, page 454:
  • *:Francis had never been 'Frank' or 'Fran', he had always been called by his full name. It had lent him a certain dignity that he had possibly never earned.
  • , a rare spelling variant of Frances.
  • A ghost town in Nebraska.
  • A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • A town in Utah.

    • Related terms

    * Frances * Frank * Frauncis