jo
/d͡ʒoʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
name
A female given name.
name
Alternative form of Joe.
Example Sentences
- "On Old long syne my Jo, on Old long syne, That thou canst never once reflect, on Old long syne."
- "Keek into the draw-well, Janet, Janet; There ye'll see your bonnie sel', My jo, Janet."
- ""Its name is Samantha Jo, after Josiah and me. You know they call girls Jo and Josie a sight lately; its name is agreeable to Josiah and me, very."
- "Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat."
- "Name, Jo. Nothing else that he knows on. Don't know that everybody has two names. Never heerd of sich a think. Don't know that Jo is short for a longer name. Thinks it long enough for him. He don't find no fault with it. Spell it? No. He can't spell it."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /d͡ʒoʊ/
- British English: /d͡ʒəʊ/