English
Joe
Joe comes from English Josiah.
- English1500–presentJosiah
- Englishearliest quotation 1848Joe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presentJosiah
- Englishearliest quotation 1848Joe
Earliest quotation: 1848, James Robinson Planché, The Golden Branch: “O what "a Joe," — what an "old Joe!"…”
The story
Short form (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.
Every English word from English Josiah
Today it means
name A diminutive of the male given names Joseph, Josiah, Joel, and Josias.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English Josiah / Joe