Jose

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• William — Will, desire + helmet, protection — traditionally 'resolute protector'
• Insha — Wish, will of God
• Ichchhasingh — Warrior of will and desire
• Olivia — From Latin Olīva, an early saints' name from olīva ('olive; olive branch')
• Oliver — Possibly from Old Norse Óleifr ('ancestral' + 'relic'); popularly linked by folk etymology to the Latin word for olive tree
• Lucas — From Ancient Greek Loukâs, via Latin Lucas

More boys' names of Malayalam origin

• Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
• Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
• Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
• Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
• Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
• Sreejith — Victorious

Where this comes from

Jose has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.