José María
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José María is a Spanish language
male given name
, usually considered a single given name rather than two names, and is a combination of the Spanish names of Joseph
and Mary
, the parents of Jesus Christ. The separate names "José
" for males and "María" for females also exist in the Spanish language. They can also combine in the inverse order forming the female name "María José" (M.ª José); that is, the gender of the compound names "José María" and "María José" is determined by their first component. The name "José María" is colloquially shortened to "José Mari", "Josema" or replaced by the hypocoristic
forms "Chema" or "Chemari".
"José María", with its Portuguese language
equivalent José Maria (notice the absence of the acute accent
over the i in the Portuguese version) is a common name, and many famous people have this name or a similar one:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
male given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, usually considered a single given name rather than two names, and is a combination of the Spanish names of Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
and Mary
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
, the parents of Jesus Christ. The separate names "José
José
José is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, they are pronounced differently in each language: in Spanish and in Portuguese....
" for males and "María" for females also exist in the Spanish language. They can also combine in the inverse order forming the female name "María José" (M.ª José); that is, the gender of the compound names "José María" and "María José" is determined by their first component. The name "José María" is colloquially shortened to "José Mari", "Josema" or replaced by the hypocoristic
Hypocoristic
A hypocorism is a shorter form of a word or given name, for example, when used in more intimate situations as a nickname or term of endearment.- Derivation :Hypocorisms are often generated as:...
forms "Chema" or "Chemari".
"José María", with its Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
equivalent José Maria (notice the absence of the acute accent
Acute accent
The acute accent is a diacritic used in many modern written languages with alphabets based on the Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts.-Apex:An early precursor of the acute accent was the apex, used in Latin inscriptions to mark long vowels.-Greek:...
over the i in the Portuguese version) is a common name, and many famous people have this name or a similar one:
- José María de Achá, President of Bolivia from 1861 to 1864
- José María AznarJosé María AznarJosé María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
, President of the Government of Spain from 1996 to 2004 - José María BarredaJosé María BarredaJosé María Barreda Fontes is a Spanish politician and academic. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he was the President of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha from 2004 until 2011.-Biography:...
, President of the Spanish autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha - José María CallejónJosé María CallejónJosé María Callejón Bueno is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a winger or forward.His twin brother, Juanmi, is also a footballer, and both were Real Madrid graduates.-Real Madrid:...
(born 1987), Spanish football (soccer) player - Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Catholic priest - founder of Opus DeiOpus DeiOpus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
- José María Franco, Uruguayan footballer
- José María GutiérrezJosé María GutiérrezJosé María Gutiérrez Hernández, commonly known as Guti , is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder....
, commonly known as "Guti": Spanish footballer - José María Isaac, commonly known as "José Mari": Spanish footballer, born 1985
- José María LinaresJosé María LinaresJosé María Linares Lizarazu was born in Tical, Potosí, on a farm. Belonging to the noble and wealthy family of the Counts of Lords and House of Rodrigo in Navarre, Linares was related to the Spanish nobility...
, President of Bolivia from 1857 to 1861 - José María OlazábalJosé María OlazábalJosé María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:...
, Spanish golfer, born 1966 - José María Romero Poyón, commonly known as "José MariJosé MariJosé María Romero Poyón , aka José Mari, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Xerez CD as a forward or winger.-Club career:...
": Spanish footballer, born 1978 - José Maria Rodrigues AlvesJosé Maria Rodrigues AlvesJosé Maria Rodrigues Alves, better known as Zé Maria, is a former association footballer.During his career he played for Ferroviário Botucatu, Portuguesa, Corinthians and Internacional de Limeira as a right back...
, nicknamed "Zé Maria": retired Brazilian footballer - José María Ruiz MateosJosé María Ruiz MateosJosé María Ruiz-Mateos y Jiménez de Tejada is a Spanish businessman.He began by exporting wine to England. He founded the conglomerate Rumasa and had a lot of influence in Spanish society. In 1983, the government of Spain expropriated the company...
, Spanish businessman and former politician - Miguel Boaventura Lucena, known as "José Maria de Santo Agostinho" or simply "José Maria": a mystic leader in the Contestado WarContestado WarThe Contestado War , broadly speaking, was a guerrilla war for land between settlers and landowners, the latter supported by the Brazilian state's police and military forces, that lasted from October 1912 to August 1916....
in Brazil - Jose Maria Freire, the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Argentina during the rule of Juan and Eva Perón; he was the puppet of and assistant to Evita who ran the entire ministry