Joe

See also: joe and Joe.

English

Etymology

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.

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Proper noun

Joe

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Joseph, Josiah, Joel, or Josias.
    • 1981 Orson Scott Card, Second Movement, Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, →ISBN, page 207
      "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'."
  2. (rare) Alternative form of Jo: a diminutive of various female given names.

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Noun

Joe (plural Joes)

  1. (informal) A male; a guy; a fellow.
    I'm just an ordinary Joe.

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Joe.

Proper noun

Joe

  1. a male given name from English

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Joe.

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