First recorded as a male given name in Scotland in the sixteenth century, probably from French esmé (“esteemed”), or confused with Aimé / Aimée.
Clipping of Esmerelda or…
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
Borrowed from Spanish José, from Old Spanish Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ…
First recorded as a male given name in Scotland in the sixteenth century, probably from French esmé (“esteemed”), or confused with Aimé / Aimée.
Clipping of Esmerelda or…
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
Borrowed from Spanish José, from Old Spanish Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ…
First recorded as a male given name in Scotland in the sixteenth century, probably from French esmé (“esteemed”), or confused with Aimé / Aimée.
Clipping of Esmerelda or…
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
Borrowed from Spanish José, from Old Spanish Josep, from Latin Iōsēphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ…