Since you seem to know a bit of history, would you happen to know how the name "Jose" (pronounced 'jos', without the 'e') came to be so popular in Kerala? My la

Since you seem to know a bit of history, would you happen to know how the name "Jose" (pronounced 'jos', without the 'e') came to be so popular in Kerala? My last name is Jose. And people outside Kerala pronounce it like the Spanish 'José'. My best guess would be that it was adapted from the Portuguese.