Joey

See also: joey

English

Etymology

From Joe +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.i/
  • Rhymes: -əʊi

Proper noun

Joey

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Joe or Joseph.
    • 1996, Television Quarterly: The Journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, volume XXVIII, number 3, page 4:
      Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Joey.

Proper noun

Joey

  1. a male given name from English
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