Joe
[dʒoʊ]Meaning
short form of joseph
Background Story
Joe is a short form of Joseph. It is used in Albanian, Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi), Armenian, Avar, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Biblical, Biblical Greek and Biblical Hebrew.
Temperament
Variations
Joseph, Joey
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