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What does Jo mean?
Jo 
▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Jo) is pronounced joh. It is of American origin. An independent name and short form of names like Joanna, Joanne, Jody and Josephine. Also sometimes used as a prefix Jo- in blends and compound names. Literary: Jo was the nickname of the second daughter in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women". See also Ja- and Je-.
STARTS WITH Jo-
Variations
VARIANTS Jobelle, Jobeth, Jodean, Jodelle, Joetta, Joette, Jolana, Joleesa, Jolene▲, Jolinda, Jolisa, Jolise, Jolissa, Jolyn, Jolynn, Jomarie, Jonell, Jonelle, Jonessa, Jonetia, Joniece, Jonique, Jonisa, Joquise, Jorene, Josanna, Josanne, Jovelle, Jozette
SEE ALSO Joelle
OTHER FORMS VIA JA-, JE-, JOANNA, JOANNE, JODY, JOSEPHINE Joana▼, Joann▼, Jodee, Jodey, Jodi▼, Jodie▼, Joey, Josee, Josey, Josie, Josy, Jozsa
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jo Novaleigh (J.N.), ..
How popular is Jo?
Jo is a very prominent first name for women (#250 out of 4276, Top 6%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#11476 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jo reached its peak rank of #60 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Jo are Josephine (#91 FROM RECENT DATA), Josie (#192), Joanna (#212), Jolene (#455), Joelle (#697), Joey (#1447), Josey, Jonelle, Jonell, Jolynn, Jolyn, Joette, Joana, Jody, Jodie, Jodi, Jodee, Joanne, Joann and Joetta. Other variants, like Jodey, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Jo was at its apex in the 1930s (AVERAGE #1302) and is now much diminished (#1575, ▼69.2%), with versions such as Joann becoming somewhat dated. Jolene and Joelle are two of the more fashionable names for newborns here.
Similar Names
Jo▼ is pronounced similarly to Hy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bo, Io, Joi, Joy, Mo and To. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jo.
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