María José is a

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female

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. Maria José is a

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female given name. It is a combination of the names María and José, often given in reference to the

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and Saint Joseph, foster father of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

. Notable persons with either of these names include: * Maria José (actress) (1928–2020), Portuguese actress *

María José (singer) María José Loyola Anaya (born January 12, 1976), known professionally as María José is a Mexican singer, ballet and flamenco dancer, athlete and television personality. Her career started at age 15 when she joined the 90s famous Mexican ban ...

(born 1976), Mexican singer and dancer ** ''María José'' (album), her debut album * Maria José of Portugal (1857–1943), Portuguese infanta * María José Bongiorno, Argentine politician * Marie José Burki (born 1961), Swiss video artist and educator * María José Castillo (born 1990), Costa Rican singer ** ''María José'' (EP) * María José Catalá (born 1981), Spanish politician * Maria José Dupré (1905–1984), Brazilian writer * María José Guerra Palmero (born 1962), Spanish philosopher * María José Maldonado (born 1985), Paraguayan beauty queen and singer *

Maria José Marques da Silva Maria José Marques da Silva (1914-1996) was a Portuguese architect who, like her celebrated father, designed buildings in her native city of Porto. In 1943, she became the first woman to graduate as an architect from the Porto School of Fine Ar ...

(1914–1996), Portuguese architect *

María José Martínez Sánchez María José Martínez Sánchez (; born 12 August 1982) is a Spanish retired professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, her biggest being a Premier 5 title at the 2010 Italian Open where she defeated two form ...

(born 1982), Spanish tennis player *

María José Montiel María José Montiel (born 24 June 1968) is a Spanish mezzo-soprano opera singer born in Madrid. In 2011 she was awarded the '' Premio Teatro Campoamor'' for her interpretation of '' Carmen'' by the Fundación Premio Líricos Teatro Campoamor. ...

(born 1968), Spanish opera mezzo-soprano * María José Pérez (volleyball) (born 1988), Venezuelan volleyball player *

María José Pons María José Pons Gómez (born 8 August 1984), commonly known as Mariajo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Catalonia women's national football team. She previously played for CD Sabadell, FC Barcelona, Levante UD, with ...

(born 1984), Spanish football goalkeeper * María José Poves (born 1978), Spanish race walker *

María José Rienda Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(born 1975), Spanish alpine skier *

María José Sarmiento María José Sarmiento is an Argentine judge. Biography In 1997, during the government of Carlos Menem, she ruled against a rise in taxes for telephones. Other judges made similar rulings, which were ratified afterwards. During 2002, she made m ...

, Argentine judge * Maria José Uribe (born 1990), Colombian golfer * María José Urzúa (born 1983), Chilean actress

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