Jo

Jo is usually a short form of a given name:
*Joanne
*Joanna
*Johanna
*Josephine
*Jordan
*Joseph
*Johan

Jo may also refer to:
*Nihongo|Jō|杖, a ~4-foot-long wooden staff used in some Japanese martial arts
*Cho (Korean name), also spelled Jo, a common Korean family name
*Jo (film), a 1971 French comedy

People:
*Jô, a Brazilian football 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 Stafford (1917-2008), American singer of traditional pop music

Fictional characters:
*Jo Grant, Dr Who companion (1971-73)
*Jo Polniaczek, from the television show "The Facts of Life"
*Joanne Gardner, lead character from the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow"
*Jo March, a character in the novel "Little Women" and its sequels
*Jo, one of the main characters of anime series "Burst Angel"
*Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel "Bleak House"

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