Jovo

The first name Jovo is a short form of Jovan, a variant of the name Johannes, which has its origin in the ancient Greek Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης). The meaning of the name is 'the Lord is gracious', 'the Lord is kind', and can also be interpreted as 'the God-graced' or 'God's gift'.

What does the name Jovo mean?

The first name Jovo is a diminutive of Jovan, which is a form of Johannes and traces back to the ancient Greek Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης). Its meanings include 'the Lord is gracious', 'the Lord is kind', and can also be interpreted as 'the God-graced' or 'God's gift'. The name has its roots in the ancient Hebrew Yôchânân or Yehochanan, composed of the elements yo (יֹו) or yeho (יְהוֹ) meaning 'the name of God' and ḥanán (חָנַן) meaning 'to be kind', 'to be gracious', 'to show favor' or 'to have mercy'. Jovo is a name that is prevalent in the former Yugoslavia region, especially in Bosnia and Serbia. The form Jovo is often used instead of Jovan and is the Serbian variant of Hans.

Where does the name Jovo come from?

The name Jovo has its roots in ancient Hebrew and means 'the Lord is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Jovo?

Jovo is pronounced as 'Jo-vo'.

When is the name day of Jovo?

The name days for Jovo are celebrated on June 24, September 13, and December 27.

Popularity

In Germany, Jovo is a rare name. In 2023, it ranked 5,488th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2018 at 3,918th. Over the last ten years, the name Jovo has been given about 20 times, placing it 6,103rd in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 7,284th.

Famous people

• Jovo Aranitovic (Yugoslav football player)
• Jovo Bosancic (Serbian football player)
• Jovo Cuckovic (football manager from Croatia)
• Jovo Damjanovic (Montenegrin handball player)
• Jovo Ivanisevic (Montenegrin composer)
• Jovo Miseljic (Yugoslav footballer)
• Jovo Pavlovic (Australian football player)
• Jovo Simanic (footballer from Yugoslavia)
• Jovo Stanislavljevic (Slavonian outlaw)
• Jovo Stanojevic (basketball player)