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Meaning & Origins
(Spanish) equivalent of Joseph, now also used in the English-speaking world, usually without the accent.
| 43rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish: habitational name from Conteraras, a place in the province of Burgos. The place name is derived from Late Latin contraria ‘surrounding area’, ‘region’ (from the preposition contra ‘opposite’, ‘against’, ‘hard by’).
| 370th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Joseph, Joey, Jo, Josep, Joo, Jojo, Joel, Joi
Conti, Conte, Contino, Conteh, Contos, Contrera, Contois, Contini, Contee, Contreas
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