Clipping orhypochoristic form of various female given names beginning withJo..., primarilyJoan,Joanna, etc. but alsoJosephine andJolene.
Doublet ofIvanka,Jan,Janelle,Janet,Janey,Janine,Jeanette,Jeanie,Jeannette,Jeannine,Jen,Jenna,Jenny,Jessie,Jody,Juanita,Shanae,Sinead, andVanna in reference to the first derivation.
Jo
- A femalegiven name.
1888, Marietta Holley,Josiah Allen's Wife as a P.A. and P.I.: Samantha at the Centennial, page577:"Its name is SamanthaJo, after Josiah and me. You know they call girlsJo and Josie a sight lately; its name is agreeable to Josiah and me, very.
2020 May 20, Mike Baker, “G.O.P. Voters Back QAnon Conspiracy Promoter for U.S. Senate”, inThe New York Times[1], archived fromthe original on21 May 2020:Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.
Primarily used as a nickname but also occasionally used as a formal given name, especially in conjoined names such asJo Ann andMary Jo.
Variant ofJoe, diminutive form ofJoseph,Josiah, etc.
Jo
- (rare)Alternative form ofJoe.
1852 March –1853 September,Charles Dickens, “Chapter XI”, inBleak House, London:Bradbury and Evans, […], published1853,→OCLC:Name,Jo. Nothing else that he knows on. Don't know that everybody has two names. Never heerd of sich a think. Don't know thatJo is short for a longer name. Thinks it long enough forhim. He don't find no fault with it. Spell it? No.He can't spell it.
Jo f
- adiminutive of the femalegiven namesJohanna orJosefien
Jo m orf
- adiminutive of the unisexgiven namesJoanne,Joanna,Josée,José, orJoseph
Jo m
- (biblical, rare)abbreviation ofJohannes(“theGospel of John”):Joh.
Jo
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Fromjo(“yes”).
Jo m (uncountable)
- ayes
Short form of names with the elementjo (such asJostein andJorid), fromjór(“horse”).
Jo m (definiteJoen)
- a malegiven name
Jo f (definiteJoa)
- a femalegiven name
Jo m (definiteJoen)
- (rare)a femalegiven name, short forJosefine,Johanne etc.
