Jo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jo"
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: jō
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoʊ/
- Homophones: Joe, joe, Zhou
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping or hypochoristic form of various female given names beginning with Jo..., primarily Joan, Joanna, etc. but also Josephine and Jolene.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in reference to the first derivation.
Proper noun edit
Jo
- A female given name.
- 1888, Marietta Holley, Josiah Allen's Wife as a P.A. and P.I.: Samantha at the Centennial, page 577:
- "Its name is Samantha Jo, after Josiah and me. You know they call girls Jo and Josie a sight lately; its name is agreeable to Josiah and me, very.
Usage notes edit
Primarily used as a nickname but also occasionally used as a formal given name, especially in conjoined names such as Jo Ann and Mary Jo.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Variant of Joe, diminutive form of Joseph, Josiah, etc.
Proper noun edit
Jo
- (rare) Alternative form of Joe.
- 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, “Chapter XI”, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →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 that Jo is short for a longer name. Thinks it long enough for him. He don't find no fault with it. Spell it? No. He can't spell it.
Derived terms edit
- Jo Daviess County; see also Jody
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jo f
- a female given name, a pet name diminutive of Johanna or Josefien
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jo m or f
German edit
Proper noun edit
Jo m
- (biblical, rare) Abbreviation of Johannes (Gospel of John): Joh.
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From jo (“yes”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jo m (uncountable)
- a yes
Antonyms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Short form of names with the element jo (such as Jostein and Jorid), from jór (“horse”).
Proper noun edit
Jo m (definite Joen)
- a male given name
Proper noun edit
Jo f (definite Joa)
- a female given name
Etymology 2 edit
- a male given name, variant of Jon, equivalent to English John
- (rare) a female given name, short for Josefine, Johanne etc.