Gender Masculine
Usage Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ˈjoːp/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Dutch diminutive of Johannes or Jozef.

Related Names

VariantsHan, Hanne, Hannes, Jef, Jo, Joep, Joos, Joost, Jos, Sjef
Feminine FormsJana, Janna
Other Languages & CulturesGjon, Jozef, Zef(Albanian) Yohannes(Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yousef, Youssef, Yuhanna, Yusef, Yusuf(Arabic) Youcef(Arabic (Maghrebi)) Hovhannes, Hovsep, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes(Armenian) Xuan(Asturian) Yusup(Avar) Yusif(Azerbaijani) Ion, Jon, Joseba, Ganix, Iban, Juantxo(Basque) Iosif, Ivan, Yan(Belarusian) Yusuf(Bengali) Jehohanan, Johanan, John, Joseph, Joses(Biblical) Ioannes, Ioseph, Ioses(Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan, Yosef(Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes, Ioseph(Biblical Latin) Jusuf(Bosnian) Yann, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan, Yosif, Ivo, Vancho, Yanko(Bulgarian) Joan, Josep, Jan(Catalan) Jowan(Cornish) Ghjaseppu, Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni(Corsican) Ivan, Josip, Janko, Joško, Joso, Jozo(Croatian) Ivan, Jan, Josef, Hanuš, Honza, Janek(Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Josef, Hans, Jannick, Jannik, John(Danish) Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Joseph, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Hank, Jo, Jody, Joe, Joey, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jojo, Jon, Josey, Shayne(English) Johano, Jozefo, Joĉjo(Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Joosep, Juhan, Ants, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek(Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón, Jósef(Faroese) Jone(Fijian) Jose(Filipino) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jooseppi, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Janne, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi, Juuso(Finnish) Jean, Joseph, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, José, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick(French) Xan, Xoán, Xosé(Galician) Ioseb, Ivane, Ioane, Soso, Vano(Georgian) Jan, Johann, Johannes, Josef, Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Jo, Joschka, Joseph, Jupp, Sepp, Seppel(German) Giannis, Ioannis, Iosif, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni(Greek) Keoni(Hawaiian) Yochanan, Yosef(Hebrew) Josephus(History) Iván, János, József, Jancsi, Jani, Jóska, Józsi(Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Jósef, Hannes(Icelandic) Jusuf, Yahya, Yohanes, Yusuf, Yusup(Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Seosamh, Shane(Irish) Giovanni, Giuseppe, Ivan, Ivano, Beppe, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Giusi, Nino, Peppe, Peppi, Peppino, Pino, Pippo, Vanni(Italian) Iosephus, Johannes, Joannes(Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Jāzeps, Žanis(Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng(Limburgish) Hansel(Literature) Jonas, Juozapas, Juozas(Lithuanian) Ivan, Josif, Jovan, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo(Macedonian) Yahya, Yusof(Malay) Ġwann(Maltese) Ean, Juan(Manx) Hohepa(Maori) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin(Medieval English) Jehan(Medieval French) Zuan(Medieval Italian) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Josef, Hans, Jo, John, Jone(Norwegian) Joan, Josèp(Occitan) Yusuf(Pashto) Yahya, Yousef, Yusef(Persian) Jin(Picard) Iwan, Jan, Józef, Janek, Janusz(Polish) Ivan, João, José, Joãozinho, , Zezé(Portuguese) Ioan, Ion, Iosif, Ivan, Iancu, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu(Romanian) Ioann, Iosif, Ivan, Osip, Vanya(Russian) Juhán(Sami) Sione(Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne(Sardinian) Ian(Scottish) Eòin, Iain, Seòsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Josif, Jovan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovica(Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Jozef, Janko(Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Josip, Jožef, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko, Jože(Slovene) Yuusuf(Somali) Jan(Sorbian) Iván, Jose, José, Juan, Ibán, Josepe, Juancho, Juanito, Pepe, Pepito(Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Josef, Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Janne, John, Jöns(Swedish) Yusuf(Tajik) Yosif(Tatar) Sione(Tongan) Yahya, Yusuf(Turkish) Ýusup(Turkmen) Ivan, Yosyp(Ukrainian) Yousaf(Urdu) Yusup(Uyghur) Yusuf(Uzbek) Djan, Djhan, Djihan(Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan(Welsh) Issouf, Issoufou(Western African)

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Entry updated January 22, 2019