3-462: Chema is a common nickname for the Spanish given name José María (an alternative to the short form José Mari ), and less commonly for José Manuel (or Josema ). The name Chema may refer to: Txema , a Basque spelling variant of the name also exists, and may refer to: Jos%C3%A9 Mar%C3%ADa José María (abbreviated José Mª ) is a Spanish language male given name , usually considered
6-405: A single given name rather than two names, and is a combination of the Spanish names of Joseph and Mary , the parents of Jesus Christ . The separate names " José " for males and " María " for females also exist in the Spanish language. They can also combine in the inverse order forming the female name "María José" (Mª José); that is, the gender of the compound names "José María" and "María José"
9-407: Is determined by their first component. The name "José María" is colloquially shortened to "José Mari", "Josema" or replaced by the hypocoristic forms "Chema", "Chemari" or "Chemis". There are also combinations of other male given names with María , for example Carlos María , Juan María and Luis María . "José María", with its Portuguese language equivalent José Maria (notice the absence of
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