Josue
Meaning of Josue
Josue (Spanish pronunciation hoh-SWAY) represents the Hispanic and Lusophone adaptation of the Hebrew theophoric Yehōšūaʿ, conventionally rendered in English as Joshua and glossed as “Yahweh is salvation”; the transmission of the name through the Latin Vulgate and subsequent Iberian vernaculars accounts for its present orthography without the final-a typical of its English counterpart. In biblical literature the figure of Joshua, successor to Moses and steward of Israel’s entry into Canaan, confers connotations of strategic leadership, covenantal fidelity, and divine deliverance that continue to inform the name’s contemporary symbolic capital. Within Anglo-American onomastic patterns, Josue has maintained a modest yet persistent presence: beginning its measurable ascent in the United States during the late-1960s, cresting near rank 181 in 2010, and gradually receding to rank 279 by 2024 while sustaining annual occurrences in excess of one thousand births. This demographic stability, coupled with its clear phonological distinction from Joshua, renders Josue an appealing option for parents seeking a culturally bilingual designation that is simultaneously anchored in Judaeo-Christian tradition and recognizable across a broad spectrum of English-speaking contexts.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as hoh-SWAY (/hoˈswej/)
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Notable People Named Josue
| Puerto Rican boxer Josue Marquez Acevedo challenged for a world title and, despite limited power, troubled and beat several top fighters of his era. |
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| Josue Souza Santos is a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. |
| Josué Guébo - Josue Yoroba Guebo is an Ivorian academic and major contemporary African poet, a multi genre author including childrens literature, former president of the Ivorian Writers Association, and winner of the Bernard Dadie Grand Prize and the U Tamsi Prize. |
| Josué de Castro was a Brazilian physician, nutritionist, geographer, writer, and public administrator who fought to end world hunger. |
| Brazilian politician and pastor Josué Bengtson has represented Pará as a state representative since 1999 and leads the Brazilian division of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. |
| Josué Kossingou Balamandji is a Central African footballer for Mulhouse who plays as a striker or winger. |
| Josué Ayala - Josue Daniel Diaz Ayala is an Argentine football goalkeeper for Sarmiento. |
| Josué - Josue Souza dos Santos, known as Josue, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Nacional. |
| Josué González - Costa Rican cyclist Josue Gonzalez Cortes was suspended after an adverse analytical finding for ostarine at the 2015 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica. |
| Josué Cajuste - Haitian Paralympian Josue Cajuste, born with a congenital disability, switched from football to shot put and javelin in 2011 and trained amid earthquake rubble to proudly represent Haiti at the London 2012 Paralympics. |
| Josué Méndez - Peruvian filmmaker Josue Mendez directed Days of Santiago, Gods, and The Monroy Affaire, with Days of Santiago about a Lima cab driver and selected as Peru's 2006 Academy Awards submission. |
| Josué Domínguez - Josue Dominguez Ramos is a swimmer from the Dominican Republic who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. |
| Josué Galindo - Josue Isaac Carcamo Galindo is a Honduran professional footballer and midfielder for Victoria. |
