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Joe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /d͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /d͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der. Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵףbor. Middle English Ioseph English Josephclip. English Joelclip. English Josiahclip. English Josiasclip. English Joe Short form (diminutive form) of various names beginning with Jo..., particularly the male names Joseph and, less often, Joel, Josiah and Josias. The spelling Jo is used more often for diminutives of similar female names.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A male; a guy; a fellow.
    • I'm just an ordinary Joe.
  2. (archaic, slang) Synonym of Joe Miller (“an old joke”).
    • O what "a Joe," — what an "old Joe!" — / A very "old Joe!" — / Old Joe Miller made the joke before, / But nothing tells better that ^([sic]) a good old Joe! 1848, James Robinson Planché, The Golden Branch, page 22:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Joes Number=Plur lexicographic
joe alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Joe Lunchbucket · Eat at Joe's · joe job · regular Joe · mumbly Joe · Joe Public · Joe Citizen · Joe Soap · Joe Q. Public · average Joe · Joe College · Conky Joe · Joe Blake · Joe Nobody · G.I. Joe · Joe Schmoe · Joe Blow · Hobo Joe · Joe Sixpack · Joe's · Joe's Diner · Joe the Goose · Joe Bloggs · Joe Average

Relateds

joe-pye weed · sloppy joe · cup of joe · joe · bare-bellied Joe

Synonyms

Joe Miller

Translations (9)

fi Tauno (stereotypical male given name) · ar مُحَمَّد (stereotypical male given name) · ru Ва́ня (stereotypical male given name) · ja 太郎 (stereotypical male given name) · ru Ива́н (stereotypical male given name) · es Juan (stereotypical male given name) · tl Juan (stereotypical male given name) · ru Ва́нька (stereotypical male given name) · pt(stereotypical male given name)

Source: en.wiktionary, “Joe” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Joe en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /d͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /d͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der. Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵףbor. Middle English Ioseph English Josephclip. English Joelclip. English Josiahclip. English Josiasclip. English Joe Short form (diminutive form) of various names beginning with Jo..., particularly the male names Joseph and, less often, Joel, Josiah and Josias. The spelling Jo is used more often for diminutives of similar female names.

Meanings

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Joseph, Josiah, Joel, and Josias.
    • With Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decision to end his campaign on Wednesday, it’s now official: Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic presidential nominee this fall. 2020 April 8, Chris Cillizza, “Why Joe Biden starts as the general election front-runner”, in CNN:
    • "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'." 1981 Orson Scott Card, Second Movement, Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, page 207
  2. (alt-of, alternative, rare) Alternative form of Jo: a diminutive of various female given names.
    alt of Jo
  3. A surname.

Deriveds

Joebama · joe job · Joe Miller · Jody · Joes Box · joe · Joe Doakes · Joe Random · Sleepy Joe · Joe Who · half joe · hey Joe · Holy Joe · Port St. Joe · Joe Strummer · Joe Frogger · Joey · Joe Grant Cay · Uncle Joe · Jo · Genocide Joe · Joe Blakes · Bobby Joe

Translations (39)

it Pino (pet form of Joseph) · hu Jóska (pet form of Joseph) · it Beppe (pet form of Joseph) · sh Џо (pet form of Joseph) · es Che (pet form of Joseph) · tg Ҷо (pet form of Joseph) · es Pepe (pet form of Joseph) · ru Ио́ся (pet form of Joseph) · fa جو (pet form of Joseph) · ja ジョー (pet form of Joseph) · es Pepito (pet form of Joseph) · ky Жо (pet form of Joseph) · cs Pepík (pet form of Joseph) · pl Józio (pet form of Joseph) · he ג׳ו (pet form of Joseph) · el Τζο (pet form of Joseph) · he יוסי (pet form of Joseph) · it Peppino (pet form of Joseph) · pt(pet form of Joseph) · uk Джо (pet form of Joseph) · bg Джо (pet form of Joseph) · lv Džo (pet form of Joseph) · ru Ёся (pet form of Joseph) · yue(pet form of Joseph) · gd Eòs (pet form of Joseph) · sk Jožo (pet form of Joseph) · vi Giâu (pet form of Joseph) · bn জো (pet form of Joseph) · mk Џо (pet form of Joseph) · ru О́ся (pet form of Joseph) · ar جُو (pet form of Joseph) · cmn 喬 /乔 (pet form of Joseph) · it Peppe (pet form of Joseph) · ka ჯო (pet form of Joseph) · be Джо (pet form of Joseph) · hy Ջո (pet form of Joseph) · hi जो (pet form of Joseph) · ko(pet form of Joseph) · ru Джо (pet form of Joseph)