Are there any other names that Jo is short for

[rowingdowntheriver]

Other than Joseph? I'm due in Oct and really like Jo for a boy but not sure about Joseph. Can it be short for any other boys names? Thanks!

Jolyon, Jonathon, Jodie, Josiah, Jodrell bank.
I am not keen on the name TBH, there are so many at every school DD has ever been to (5) and they all have an initial at the end. Joe L, Joe S, Joe P etc.

Oh, I did't realise it was so common! Thanks for letting me know

I wouldn't have thought so either. Bear in mind, my DD is 11, there may be fewer young ones.

It's quite popular but a good name, usually spelt joe for a boy and jo for a girl.

Good to know about the spelling, I was wondering about that as I typed it

Joel

Jonjo
Jonah

Jonas
Jorick

Joshua

My children are 3.8 and 7 months I I have only met one Joe at baby groups etc.

Jonah
Jonathan
Joshua
Josiah
Giacommo
Giovanni
Joab
Jobe
Jock
Joffrey
John/Jon/Johnny
Johan
Jorge
Jonty
Jordan
Joss
Jocelyn (is unisex!)

What about Jolyon?

Why not just use 'Joe' - it doesn't have to be short for anything, my DS has a 'shortened' name as his full name IYSWIM - he was christened with it and it is on his birth certificate. One or two people sometimes use the longer, formal version, it doesn't bother him, or me .

Thanks for all the messages today and sorry for the slow reply, I've just got in from work! I'm going to have a proper look and a think once I've got DS to bed

Jonah
Jonty
Jody
Jobe (bloody fabulous but it means 'persecuted')

would be my picks.