Names Like Jo — Find Similar Baby Names
Jo is a 2-letter English girls' name meaning “Abbreviation Of Names Like Joanna And Josephine. Also Used As A Prefix In Com...”. This page collects 77 such names across 4 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Job and Joe, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, and names sharing the “abbreviation” concept like Al and Alex.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Jo
24 baby names that differ from Jo by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job | 1 | Persecuted | Hebrew | Male |
| Joe | 1 | Abbreviation Of Joseph. | English | Male |
| Joi | 1 | Rejoicing. | English | Female |
| Jon | 1 | Variant Of John Or Abbreviation Of Jonathan Jehovah Has Been Gracio... | French | Male |
| Jov | 1 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
| Joy | 1 | Jewel: Rejoicing. | French | Female |
| Jae | 2 | Feminine Variant Of Jay | English | Female |
| Jago | 2 | Supplanter | Spanish | Male |
| Jai | 2 | Variant Of Names Like Jason And Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jan | 2 | Dutch Form Of John, "The Lord Is Gracious." | Dutch | Male |
| Jax | 2 | Masculine Form Of The Greek Name Hyacinth Alas. | Spanish | Male |
| Jay | 2 | Variant Of Names Like Jason And Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jeb | 2 | Variant Of Jedidiah. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jed | 2 | Beloved By God | Hebrew | Male |
| Jem | 2 | Variant Of Jacob Supplanter. | English | Male |
| Jen | 2 | Variation Of Jenny Which Is A Diminutive Of Jane And Jennifer. | English | Female |
| Jeno | 2 | Well-Born | Greek | Male |
| Jiao | 2 | Beautiful; Handsome; Tender; Lovely; Charming | Chinese | Female |
| Jim | 2 | Variant Of Jacob Supplanter. | English | Male |
| Jin | 2 | Gold | Chinese | Female |
| Jiro | 2 | Second Son. | Japanese | Male |
| Joah | 2 | English | Male | |
| Joan | 2 | Feminine Of John. | English | Female |
| Jobe | 2 | Variant Of Job Persecuted | English | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Jo’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Jo
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Jo.