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Josy

What does Josy mean?

Josy Pronunciation of Josy as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and Josy means "Jehovah increases". Josy is an alternate spelling of Josephine (Hebrew).

STARTS WITH Jos-

Variations

VARIANTS Josie, Josey, Josee

RELATIONS VIA JOSEPHINE Jo, Joey, Josana, Josefa, Jozsa

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Josy Ellia (J.E.), ..

How popular is Josy?

Josy is an uncommon first name for women. Josy is also a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Josy (UNLISTED) are Josephine (#91 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Josie (#192), Joey (#1447), Jo, Josefa and Josey. These forms of Josy were favored as birth names in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 0.81%) and have become significantly less conventional since (ADOPTION 0.28%, 65%), with forms such as Jo falling out of fashion. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Jo, Joey, Josefa, Josephine, Josey, Josie in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Josephine outside U.S.

Similar Names

Josy is pronounced similarly to Jacey, Jacy, Jazzy, Jessa, Jesse, Jessey, Jessi, Jessy, Jessye and Joci. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Casy, Elsy, Essy, Issy, Jady, Jany, Jas, Jay, Jery, Jess, Jey, Joan, Jobey, Jobi, Joby, Joda, Jodey, Jodi, Jody, Joely, Joi, Joia, Joie, Jola, Joley, Joli, Joly, Jolyn, Jona, Jonay, Jone, Joni, Jorey, Jori, Jorry, Joslyn, Joss, Joy, Joya, Joye, Joyse, Judy, July, Justy, Kasy, Lesy, Posy, Rosy, Susy and Ursy. These names tend to be more frequently used than Josy.

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