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Meaning & Origins
(Spanish) equivalent of Joseph, now also used in the English-speaking world, usually without the accent.
| 42nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from Vargas in Santander province, or a topographic name from vargas, plural of varga, a dialect term used in various senses: ‘(thatched) hut’, ‘steep slope’, or ‘fenced pastureland which becomes waterlogged in winter’.
| 262nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Joseph, Joey, Jo, Josep, Joo, Jojo, Joel, Joi
Vargo, Varga, Varghese, Verdugo, Verduzco, Vargason, Vargus, Verges, Verdejo, Verdusco
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