Jo?

streamtrax41

I love the nickname Jo for a little girl. Suggestions of full names with this nn? DD is Evangeline, so Josephine is out. I'm not a fan of Joan/Joanna. Ideas?

NerdyLucy

Jolie?

Jocelyn?

Helenahhandbasket

We have a Josephine, but looked at other Jo names-- Johanna(Joe-hauna), Joelle, Jolene and Josette.

Helenahhandbasket

VioletteGrayskies said:

Jocasta?  (It's from ancient Greek.)

Jonquil?  (a flower)

Ooh-- that's purty.

mh89

You could name her Joanne after the Queen.

(just kidding, but it is a nice name)

brooksidebride

My daughter is Johanna. You can pronounce it Jo-hau-na or Jo-han-na (Joe + Hannah). My DD is the latter.

I kind of like just Jodi. And I love Jocelyn. There's Jolene too, which is just okay to me.

genromeo

Josie!

streamtrax41

Ooooh, I'm loving Josette nn Josie. And I'm watching HP and the Chamber of Secrets with my 3-yr old as I type.

Who is Jocasta in the Oedipus story? I'm too busy (lazy) to google.

nittanyllama

My little sister is Jolene and we call her Jo. I'd prefer Jocelyn or Josette.

streamtrax41

Ew. I'm very familiar with the Oedipus complex and the Electra Complex but those theoretical psych classes were a loooong time ago! I never heard of the Jocasta complex and didn't remember it being Oedipus' mother's name. Interesting. I'll pass.

TessTickle

Hmmm...most great "Jo" names have been listed already, but I know a Jocosa. I always thought it was pretty cool, and according to Behind the Name, it's the medieval variant of Joyce.

streamtrax41

How would you ladies pronounce Josette?
JO.set?
JOSS.et
Am I over thinking it?

Helenahhandbasket

streamtrax41 said:

How would you ladies pronounce Josette? JO.set? JOSS.et Am I over thinking it?

Close to the bolded, but for me it's more like Jose-ette

missmolly6

Jolene or Josie 

dreemkin84

I personally like Jolene and Jocelyn. But you could also use Joy. A lovely, simple name.

Manderlin923

Josette!

audreylaine510

I love Jolene but DH vetoed it :-(