Given name
Jô
“God is gracious”
Jô is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jô is a diminutive of João. João goes back to Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥɔnɔn), meaning “God is gracious.”
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Where it comes from
Jô is a diminutive of João. João comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Jô is a diminutive of Joana. In Portuguese usage, Jô is a diminutive of José.
Jô’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Jô is a diminutive of Joana. In Portuguese usage, Jô is a diminutive of José. In Portuguese usage, Jô is a diminutive of João.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jô
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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