Jo is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Jo thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Jo is a short form of several names, that begin with “Jo-“, like Johanna or Joseph. It is therefore a unisex name.
The meaning of Jo is e.g. “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful” (from Johanna) or “he will add”, “God increases” (from Joseph).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Jo is currently ranked #4326 on the name leaderboard.
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