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What does Joos mean?

Joos Pronunciation of Joos as a boys' name has its roots in Hebrew and Latin, and the meaning of the name Joos is "Jehovah increases; just, upright, righteous". Joos is an alternate form of Joseph (Hebrew). Biblical: the son of Jacob who. Joos is also a form of Justin (Latin): form of Justus.

STARTS WITH Jo-

ASSOCIATED WITH just

Variations

VARIANT Joss

RELATED FORMS VIA JOSEPH, JUSTIN Jo, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joey, Joop, Joost, Jose, Josef, Josep, Josif, Josip, Josue, Jozef, Just

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joos Rowan (J.R.), ..

How popular is Joos?

Joos is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#20763 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Joos (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000 are Jo, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joey (#742 IN 2018), Jose (#89), Josef (#1819), Joseph (#23), Josue (#225) and Justin (#141). Adoption of these relations of Joos was well-received among parents 4 decades ago (AVERAGE #793) and is now significantly less (#1103, 72.4% LESS USAGE), with forms like Joseph becoming less fashionable. Joseph has historically been a favorite of parents, although Josue seems to be becoming a favorite too. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Jo, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joey in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Jose, Josef, Joseph, Josue, Justin in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Joey, Josef, Joseph, Justin outside U.S.

Similar Names

Joos is alike in pronunciation to Jace, Jase, Jazz and Jess. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Amos, Enos, Eros, Janos, Jens, Joab, Joao, Joash, Job, Jobe, Joby, Jock, Joe, Joed, Joel, John, Johon, Jon, Jona, Jonas, Jones, Jonn, Jorg, Jori, Joris, Jorn, Joron, Jory, Josh, Jove, Jovi, Jovon and Taos. These names tend to be more frequently used than Joos.

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