Joze
JO-zeh
A short form tied to Joseph, carrying the sense of “addition” or “increase.”
Meaning
In the excerpted name lists, Joze is treated as a Christian-name form related to Joseph and Josephus. The etymological core behind this family of names is the Hebrew idea of “addition” or “increase.” In the older source, Joze is specifically glossed as a Portuguese form with that meaning.
Origin
HebrewPortugueseSloveneSlavicmasculine
Fun fact
The same source places Joze alongside many international Joseph-forms, showing how widely this biblical name spread across European languages.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages.