Josue

See also: Josué

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Iōsuē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒsjuˌiː/

Proper noun

Josue

1. (biblical, Douay Version) Obsolete form of Joshua.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Josué.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoʊˈsweɪ/

Proper noun

Josue (plural Josues)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Josue is the 37442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Josue is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (33.95%), Black/African American (28.74%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Josue”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 256.

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoˈsue/, [d͡ʒoˈsuː.e]
• Hyphenation: Jo‧sue

Proper noun

Josue

1. (religion) Joshua (book of the Bible)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Jos.

Related terms

• see: Appendix:Books of the Bible (Kankanaey)