San José – or its anglicised form San Jose – is the Spanish for Saint Joseph. It is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken. Saint Joseph, also referred to as Joseph the Betrothed and as Joseph of Nazareth, was the foster-father of Jesus, according to the New Testament (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23). ... In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

Two major world cities share the name:

• San José, Costa Rica – that nation's capital city
• San Jose, California, United States – the largest city with the name.

As do many other cities, towns and administrative subdivisions: San José is the capital and largest city of the nation of Costa Rica. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location within Santa Clara County, California Country   State     County United States   California     Santa Clara Mayor Ron Gonzales Area  - Land  - Water 178. ...

• Belize
  • San Jose, Orange Walk District
• Costa Rica
  • San José, Costa Rica
  • San José Canton
  • San José Province
• Guatemala
  • San José, Guatemala, El Petén
• Mexico
  • San José, Baja California
  • San José, Durango
  • San José, Querétaro
  • San José, San Luis Potosí
  • San José, Sonora
• Philippines
  • San Jose, Antique
  • San Jose, Negros Oriental
  • San Jose, Northern Samar
  • San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
  • San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
  • San Jose, Tarlac
• United States
  • San Jose, California
  • San Jose, Illinois
• Uruguay
  • San José, Uruguay
  • San José Department

San José is also a part of the name of several other towns and cities: San Jose is a village in the Orange Walk District of Belize. ... San José is the capital and largest city of the nation of Costa Rica. ... San José is a province of Costa Rica. ... El Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala. ... San Jose is a 5th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. ... San Jose is a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines. ... San Jose City is the northernmost city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location within Santa Clara County, California Country   State     County United States   California     Santa Clara Mayor Ron Gonzales Area  - Land  - Water 178. ... San Jose is a village located in Logan County, Illinois. ...

• Valley Municipality of San José, Guanentá, Colombia
• San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
• San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico
• San José Xicoténcatl, Tlaxcala, Mexico
• San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, Philippines
• South San Jose Hills, California, USA

And is a part of the name of a neighborhood in Fremont, California, USA: Guanentá is a province in the Santander department, in Colombia. ... San José del Cabo is a city located in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the seat of the municipality of Los Cabos, at the south end of the Baja California peninsula. ... This article is currently in the process of being translated from its Spanish counterpart, es:Baja California Sur. ... Other Mexican States Capital Guanajuato Other major cities León, Salamanca, list of municipalities Area 30,491 km² Ranked 22nd Population (2000 census) 4,656,760 Ranked 6th Governor (2000-06) Juan Carlos Romero Hicks (PAN/PVEM) Federal Deputies (15) PAN = 12 PRI/PVEM = 2 PRD = 1 Federal Senators PAN... Tlaxcala is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. ... San Jose del Monte (or San Jose for short) is a chartered city in Philippines, located in the province of Bulacan. ... Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... South San Jose Hills is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Fremont, California from NASAs Landsat Fremont is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Mission San Jose, Irvington, Niles, Centerville, and Warm Springs. ...

• Mission San Jose, California

And was the name of a former city in Arizona, USA: Mission San José de Guadalupe Mission San José de Guadalupe was founded on June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the fourteenth mission in the California mission chain. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ...

• San Jose, Arizona

And is the name of a department in Uruguay: Bisbee is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,090. ...

• San José Department

And is the name of an island in Panama:

• Isla de San José

And is the name of a volcano on the Chilean–Argentine border: A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. ...

• San José Volcano

And is the name of a California mission: The Spanish Missions of California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier...

• Mission San José

And is in the name of several colleges and universities: Mission San José de Guadalupe in March 2004. ...

• Colegio San José, Puerto Rico
• San José State University, California, USA
• University of San Jose-Recoletos, Philippines

And is in the name of several species of animals: San Jose State University San José State University, commonly shortened to San Jose State and SJSU, is the oldest university in what became the California State University system. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

• San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys insularis
• San Jose Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus

And is in the name of a daily newspaper: Kangaroo rats, genus Dipodomys, are small rodents native to North and Central America. ...

• San Jose Mercury News

And is the name of an asteroid, The Mercs sections vary by day of the week, but Business, Sports, and The Valley are standard daily fare. ...

• 6216 San Jose.

And is also part of the title of a Dionne Warwick song Dionne Warwick on the cover of her Christmas album My Favorite Time of the Year Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 as Dionne Warrick) was an American singer, best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters. ...

• Do You Know the Way to San Jose