Josey is an abbreviated form of the given name
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Josey Little
James Lockhart Little (November 14, 1821 – February 17, 1877) known as Josey or the captivating captain was a soldier and steeplechase rider whose most notable racing victory was on board Chandler to win the 1848 Grand National.
Lockhart was bo ...
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Josey Scott
Joseph Scott Sappington (born May 3, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the former lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva. In addition to Saliva, Scott co-wrote and performed "Hero" (which was used as one of the theme songs to the 200 ...
, American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer
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Josey Wales (born 1956), Jamaican dancehall DJ
Fictional characters:
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Josey Wales (character)
Josey Wales is a fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter as a supposedly Cherokee writer) for his 1973 novel '' The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales'' (republished in 1975 as ''Gone to Texas'') ...
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