A Spanish double name combining Jose and Miguel, both from Hebrew names meaning God adds and who is like God.
Josemiguel is a compound given name of Spanish origin, fusing José — the Spanish form of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef meaning "God will add" or "God increases" — with Miguel, the Spanish form of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el meaning "who is like God?" Both components are among the most storied names in the Abrahamic traditions: Joseph the dreamer of Genesis, the obedient husband of the Nativity; Michael the archangel, warrior captain of heaven.
Together they form a name that carries double devotional weight, a practice common in Catholic Latin American and Iberian naming culture where compound names honor multiple saints simultaneously. In Spain and throughout Latin America, the tradition of combining two given names into a single identity — José Miguel used as one continuous name rather than a first and middle — reflects a cultural relationship with names as expressions of family devotion, religious faith, and communal identity. The combination appears across centuries of Spanish history in statesmen, artists, and poets. As Latin American culture has spread globally, Josemiguel has arrived in communities far from its origins, carrying with it the warmth and formality characteristic of the best Spanish naming traditions — grand in its full form, easily softened to Josemi or Chema among those closest to its bearer.