Given name & surname
Joke
“God will add”
In Dutch use, Joke is a diminutive of Jo. In English use, Jo carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Dutch use, Joke is a diminutive of Jo. In English use, Jo carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Joke is a diminutive of Jo.
Joke’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Joke is a diminutive of Jo. In German usage, Joke has a related form in Johanna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joke
- Joke SilvaNigerian film actress, director and businesswomanborn 1961
- Joke MuyiwaNigerian film actressborn 1963
- Joke SmitDutch feminist and politician (1933–1981)
- Joke van LeeuwenDutch writer, illustrator and performer (born 1952)
- Joke SchauvliegeBelgian politicianborn 1970
- Joke Devynckactressborn 1972
- Joke BruijsDutch actor, singer, television actor and cabaret artist (1952–2025)
- Joke SwiebelDutch politician (born 1941)
- Joke van Beusekombadminton playerborn 1952
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