Given name
Joža
“(God) shall add”
Joža is a masculine given name. It is used in Czech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joža is a diminutive of Josef. Josef means “(God) shall add.”
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Where it comes from
Joža is a diminutive of Josef. Josef comes from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Czech usage, Joža is a diminutive of Josefa.
The story
In Czech use, Joža is a diminutive of Josef. The history of Josef gives this family its wider story. Josef has historical associations with the Habsburg dynasty.
Explained through its name family
Joža’s family of names
In Czech usage, Joža is a diminutive of Josefa. In Czech usage, Joža is a diminutive of Josef. In Czech usage, Joža has a diminutive in Jožka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joža
- Joža UprkaCzech painter (1861-1940)
- Joža HorvatCroatian writer (1915–2012)
- Joza LovrencicSlovene philologist1890–1952
- Joža Vlahović1916–1941
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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