MEANING & HISTORY
What does Josemari mean?
Josemari is a Philippine blend of José and María, preserving the first name and shortening the second to mari. The two parents have different histories: José belongs to Joseph and the Hebrew adding tradition, while María continues Mary, whose ultimate etymology is debated.
The blend therefore has a clear naming formation without one ancient literal sentence joining both names.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /hosemaˈɾi/Standard-Tagalog
- [ho.sɛ.mɐˈɾɪ]Standard-Tagalog
Jo · se · ma · ri4 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Blend of Jose + Maria, or from Jose Maria.
a diminutive of the male given name Jose Maria, from Spanish
Wiktionary: Josemari (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Clipping of José María.
a diminutive of the male given name José María
Wiktionary: Josemari (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Inherited from Old Spanish Josep, Joseph, José, derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēp̄). Compare Sicilian Giusè.
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
Wiktionary: Josemari (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Inherited from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).
a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
Wiktionary: Josemari (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Josemari in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Josemari
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Joemar♂Variant of Jomar, from José María
- Jomari♂Blend of Jose and Maria
- Jomar♂Familiar blend of José María
- Josefa♀God will add; feminine form of Joseph
- Joma♂Blend or familiar form of José María
- Jose♂Related to Joseph: adding or increasing
- José♂God will add
- Josef♂God will increase
What rhymes with Josemari?
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- Wiktionary contributors — Josemari (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Josemari (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Josemari (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Josemari (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Josemari (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: José (opens in a new tab)
Related-name or lexical step in the specifically described formation; exact-spelling relationship is cited separately.
- Wiktionary: María (opens in a new tab)
Related-name or lexical step in the specifically described formation; exact-spelling relationship is cited separately.