English

Proper noun

1. A given name, diminutive of Josephine, Joan or Joanna. Often used in conjoined names such as Jo Ann or Mary Jo.
2. A given name, variant spelling of Joe, diminutive of Joseph.

See also

• Joe

Dutch

Proper noun

1. A given name, a pet name diminutive of Johanna.

Norwegian

Proper noun

1. A given name, short form of Jon ( =John).

• Joanne
• Joanna
• Johanna
• Josephine
• Jordan
• Joseph
• Johan

• , a ~5-foot-long wooden staff used in some Japanese martial arts
• Cho (Korean name), also spelled Jo, a common Korean family name

• Jô, a Brazilian football (soccer) player
• Jo Frost (born 1970), English nanny, writer and TV hostess
• Jô Soares (born 1938), Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author and musician
• Joe Hisaishi, also known as Hisaishi Jo, a Japanese composer
• Joe Odagiri, also known as Odagiri Jo, a Japanese actor
• Jo Kamisaku, also known as Kamisaku Jo, a Japanese criminal
• J.K. Rowling, Joanne "Jo" Murray née Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series

• Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House
• Jo Polniaczek, from the television show The Facts of Life
• Joanne Gardner, lead character from the soap opera Search for Tomorrow
• Jo, one of the main characters of anime series Burst Angel
• Jo March, a character in the novel Little Women and its sequels

See also

• JO
• Joe