Que

See also: Appendix:Variations of "que"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed both from Hokkien 郭 (Keh) and Catalan Qué. Doublet of Quek, Guo, and Kwok.

Proper noun

Que (plural Ques)

1. (Philippines) A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
2. A surname from Catalan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Que is the 33499^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 681 individuals. Que is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (72.54%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.59%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Que. (Canada)

Proper noun

Que

1. Abbreviation of Querétaro: a state of Mexico.
2. Abbreviation of Quebec: a province of Canada.
3. Abbreviation of Quebec City: the capital city of Quebec, Canada.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Que”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• equ-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Cue
• Khoe

Etymology

From Hokkien 郭 (Keh), via Spanish Que. Doublet of Kwok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈke/ [ˈk̠ɛ]
    • Rhymes: -e
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkeʔ/ [ˈk̠ɛʔ] (Hokkien fluent)
    • Rhymes: -eʔ
• Syllabification: Que

Proper noun

Que (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien