Details for the forename Jo

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Jo (male)


Variants:	Jos (M)
Diminutive for:	Josef (M) Joseph (M)
Derivative(s):	Jody (M)
Can be spelt:	Joe (M)
Feminine form:	Jo (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP Private correspondent [TL]
Notes:	1. A comparatively rare English diminutive for Joseph, from Hebrew "Jehovah gives children", or spelling variant of the pet name Joe. Jo is now mostly feminine in English-speaking communities. 2. Dutch diminutive for Josef the Dutch form of Joseph, from Hebrew "Jehovah gives children".