proper noun/xoˈse/
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Josefa, equivalent to English Joseph; diminutive forms Che, Coché, Josecito, Joselito, Pepe, Pepito; Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel); Joseph (the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus); the letter J in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Inherited from Old Spanish Josep, Joseph, José, derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēp̄). Compare Sicilian Giusè.