Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Joey

JOEY

GENDER: Masculine & Feminine

PRONOUNCED: JO-ee [key]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of JOSEPH. It is occasionally used as a feminine diminutive of JOSEPHINE or JOHANNA.

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DIMINUTIVES: Joetta, Jolene

FEMININE FORMS: Jody, Jodi, Jodie, Josepha

OTHER LANGUAGES: Joses (Biblical), Ioses (Biblical Greek), Finka, Ina, Joško, Joso, Jozo (Croatian), Hanna, Janne, Jonna, Jannicke, Jannike (Danish), Hanna, Hanne, Hannie, Jef, Jennigje, Joep, Johanneke, Joop, Joos, Joost, Jos, Sjef, Zef (Dutch), Joĉjo (Esperanto), Hanna, Hannele, Jenna, Jenni, Jonna, Juuso (Finnish), Fifi, Josette, Josiane (French), Hanna, Hanne, Jo, Sepp, Seppel (German), Nana (Greek), Jóska, Józsi (Hungarian), Beppe, Giosetta, Peppe, Peppi, Peppino, Pino (Italian), Juozas (Lithuanian), Hanna, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike (Norwegian), Asia, Joasia (Polish), Zé, Zezé (Portuguese), Seònaid (Scottish), Jože (Slovene), Pepe, Pepito (Spanish), Hanna, Jonna (Swedish), Yussel (Yiddish)

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