Name
JOS

Name JOS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 3,055 births of Jos in the countries below, which represents an average of 22 births of children bearing the first name Jos per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 39 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Jos   
In Italiano Nome Jos   
Variation : Josie


Information about the first name Jos

The first name Jos is listed in our categories :The first name Jos has been assigned to:
100.00% to boys
0.00% to girls
The country where the first name Jos is the most common is:
BR Brazil
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 3 letters including 1 vowel and 2 consonants

Jos in Japanese *

Romajijosu
Katakanaジョス
Hiraganaじょす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Jos in Japanese
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Jos in sign language

Jos in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Jos

US English
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Jos
  • A diminutive of the male given name Joseph
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Jos
  • A city in Nigeria, the capital of Plateau State.
  • Synonym: (slang) J-Town
Anagrams src :
  • OJs
Noun src :
  • jos
  • plural of jo
Noun src :
  • JOs
  • plural of JO
SE Swedish
Noun src :
  • jos c
  • fruit juice
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • The usual Swedish spelling is juice. Jos is a less-used variant coined during the 1970s.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology src :
  • From Hindi जोश (joś).
Noun src :
  • jos
  • pleasure; happiness
  • Synonym: lazwa
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /dʒos/, /dʒoːʃ/
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Latin deorsum, through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin root *deosum, *diosum. Compare Italian giù, Sardinian giòssu, Occitan jos, Sicilian jusu.
Adjective src :
  • jos m or n (feminine singular joasă, masculine plural joși, feminine and neuter plural joase)
  • low
  • down
Adverb src :
  • jos
  • down
  • Antonym: sus
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ʒos]
Adjective (Derived terms) src :
  • înjosi
  • josnic
  • pe jos
Adverb (See also) src :
  • sub
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Shortening of Jozef.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /jɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Jos
  • Rhymes: -ɔs
Proper noun src :
  • Jos m
  • a male given name
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • From Proto-Finnic *jos. Originally the lative singular of joka; jo- +‎ -s (lative suffix).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification(key): jos
Occitan
Etymology src :
  • From Late Latin iūsum. Cognate to Italian giù.
Preposition src :
  • jos
  • under, beneath, below
 

Popularity of the name Jos

Number of JOS births per year

Total births of Jos by country

Births with the first name Jos
Country
Boys
Girls
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
1,624
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
872
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
198
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
94
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
75
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
52
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
50
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
33
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
19
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
10
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
9
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
8
0
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
6
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
4
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
1
0

Total births of Jos by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Jos
Country
Boys
Girls
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
29
0
BEBelgium
2022
7
0
ABAlberta
2022
1
0
DEGermany
2022
1
0
ITItaly
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Jos

Personalities with the first name Jos

There are 41 personalities with the first name Jos


Jos Verstappen
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Kingdom of the netherlands
Racing automobile driver Formula one driver


Jos Luhukay
src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Association football manager Association football player


Jos Van Emden
src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Sport cyclist


Jos Hooiveld
src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Association football player


Jos Buttler
src

Australia
Cricketer


Jos Lansink
src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Show jumper


Jos Stelling
src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Screenwriter Film director Film producer


Joseph Vissers
src

Belgium
Boxer


Jos Hoevenaars
src

Belgium
Sport cyclist


Jos Daerden
src

Belgium
Association football manager Association football player



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Jos
Full list of personalities with the first name Jos

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Jos

There are 171 actors and actresses with the first name Jos
Jos Hoetjes
Jos Van Der Donk
Jos Van Burgsteden
Jos Van Geel
Jos Dom
Jos Verbist
Jos Geens
Jos Le Duc
Jos Brink
Jos Bergman
Jos Houben
Jos Kennis
Jos Van Gorp
Jos Ghijsen
Jos Vandeloo
Jos Brabants
Jos Cleber
Jos Borelli
Jos Van Heurck
Jos Simons
Jos Knipscheer
Jos Gevers
Jos Janssen
Jos Buyse
Jos Laniado
Jos Schoeters
Jos Overing
Jos O'neill
Jos Massangale
Jos Mahu

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Jos
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Jos

Rankings of first name JOS by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1018GB United Kingdom2021
#1188BE Belgium2022
#5778AB Alberta2022
#11497DE Germany2022
#22068IT Italy2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name JOS (female) births over the last year available in each country