Jo

Diminutive of Joanna, Josephine, etc
"God is gracious"

Jo Origin and Meaning

The name Jo is a girl's name .

Still evokes the spunky image of the character in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.

# 913 in the US

Jo Rank in US Top 1000

Jo Popularity

Famous People Named Jo

  • Jo Elizabeth Stafford
    American singer
  • Jo De La Rosa
    American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Orange County")
  • Joanne "Jo" Frost
    English nanny and TV personality
  • Joanna Mary "Jo" Durie
    English tennis player
  • Joanne "Jo" Coburn
    English broadcast journalist
  • Jo Anne Worley
    American comedienne
  • Jo Anne Barnhart
    U.S. Commissioner of Social Security
  • Jo
    Anne Knowles, English actress
  • Jo
    Anne Nadler, British political commentator
  • Jo Qesem Ayela Aleh
    New Zealand Olympic sailor
  • Joanie "Jo" Madden
    Irish,American musician of group Cherish The Ladies
  • Helen Joanne "Jo" Cox
    slain British politician
  • Josanne "Jo" Potter
    English football player
  • Joelle "Jo" Murray
    Scottish football player
  • Joanne "Jo" Love
    Scottish football player

Jo in Pop Culture

  • Josephine "Jo" March
    character in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
  • Josephine "Jo" Wilson
    character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
  • Jo Harvelle
    character on TV's "Supernatural"
  • Jo Polniaczek
    character on TV's "The Facts of Life"
  • Jo Stockton
    character in movie "Funny Face"
  • Jobeth "Jo" Reynolds
    character on TV's "Melrose Place"
  • Jo
    character on animated series "Total Drama: Revenge of the Island"
  • Jo Danville
    character on TV's "CSI: NY"
  • Jo Keener
    character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
  • Jo Masterson
    character on TV's "Twisted"
  • Josephine Madonna Henrietta "Jo" Stiles
    character on British soap "Emmerdale"
  • Jo Marlowe
    character on TV's "Law and Order: SVU"
  • Dr. Jo Harding
    lead character in the film "Twister"
  • Josephine "Jo" Martinez
    character on TV's Forever