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Josie vs Jose - What's the difference?

josie | jose |

As proper nouns the difference between josie and jose

is that josie is a diminutive of the female given name Josephine while Jose is a given name derived from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Spanish and Portuguese José, equivalent of English Joseph.

josie

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

    • Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * Jozi

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (South Africa, colloquial) Johannesburg.

    • Anagrams

    * English diminutives of female given names South African English

    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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