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Jo vs Joe - What's the difference?

jo | joe |

Joe is a related term of jo.



As nouns the difference between jo and joe

is that jo is darling, sweetheart while Joe is a male; a guy; a fellow.

As proper nouns the difference between jo and joe

is that jo is a diminutive of the female given names Josephine, Joan or Joanna. Often used in conjoined names such as Jo Ann or Mary Jo while Joe is a common nickname for Joseph, also used as a formal male given name.

jo

English

(wikipedia jo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) Darling, sweetheart.
  • * 1711 , traditional, published by James Watson, Old Long Syne :
  • On Old long syne my Jo ,
    on Old long syne,
    That thou canst never once reflect,
    on Old long syne.

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    joe

    English

    (wikipedia Joe)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A common nickname for Joseph, also used as a formal male given name.
  • * 1981 , Second Movement , Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, ISBN 0060148306, page 207
  • "With a name like Joe'," '''Joe''' always said, "I had to open a bar and grill, just so I could put up a sign saying '' Joe' s Bar and Grill'."
  • , Joanne or Josephine.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A male; a guy; a fellow
  • I'm just an ordinary Joe .

    Derived terms

    * average Joe * Joe Average * Joe Blow * Joe College * Joe Schmoe * Joe Sixpack

    See also

    * cup of joe * sloppy joe English diminutives of male given names