MEANING & HISTORY
What does Joselito mean?
Joselito is a Spanish familiar form of José made with the diminutive ending ito. José belongs to the Joseph family, ultimately Hebrew Yosef, associated with God adding or increasing.
The immediate formation is little or dear José rather than a new independent biblical compound. Joselito can function as a complete registered name in Philippine usage.
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Synthetic voice reading
Spanish
- /xoseˈlito/
- [xo.seˈli.t̪o]
Jo · se · li · to4 written divisions
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Origin and name formation
Spanish
Dictionary accounts by language
Spanish
From José + -ito.
a diminutive of the male given name José
Wiktionary: Joselito (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
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Names in this collection
- Joselino·A documented Jocelino spelling, from French Jocelyn
- Josefino♂Masculine counterpart of Josefina
- Junelito♂Junel with the familiar ending ito
- Abelito♂Affectionate form of Abel
- Angelito♂Little or dear angel in Spanish
- Cielito♂♀Spanish affectionate sky or heaven form
- Fidelito·Documented familiar form of Fidel
- Jopito·Documented Galician familiar name paired with Antonio
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Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 29 elected-candidate records ·
JOSELITO
· CSV row 1,783 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Joselito (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Joselito (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: joselito (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: José (opens in a new tab)