José

While José (/xo.ˈse/) is the original form of this name and the preferred choice when pronouncing Joseph's name, the abundance of "José X" combination names* (such as José María or José Miguel) where the accent falls onto the second name exclusively (i.e. "josemaRÍa", "josemiGUEL") has made it so that many men go by Jose (/ˈxo.se/) instead (they may also spell it José because that's their official name even though that's not how they stress it).

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* When José goes in second position (e.g. Camilo José), it retains its original stress (i.e. "camilojoSÉ").

In certain Latin American and Spanish cultures, Jose is a feminine middle name in honor of Saint Joseph and girls may be called Maria-Jose (boys called Jose-Maria, also) such as the skier María José Rienda. [noted -ed]

José is also a French name, pronunced zhoo-ZE. [noted -ed]

In 2018, 8 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Jose who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 103rd most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.

Actually, I have read that in Spain this is a common second name for girls, just as Maria is for boys. So for example, a girl may be Maria Jose and a boy might be Jose Maria. Interesting.

In Dutch this is more a female name. It's also written as Josee. We pronounce it as yosay.

I hear a lot of Hispanic people with the name Jose.

Although this is a supposedly popular name, I only know one boy named this. People jokingly call hom Josie (JO see) instead of HO sey.