2007-06-12 05:08:12 · 22 answers · asked by Marianne not Ginger™ 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
It is cuter and more personal. Like people call me Stevers for a cuter form of Steve. Sort of like Marianne_Not_Ginger is a cuter form of Marianne, even though it is longer.
2007-06-12 05:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teacher... Joe & Joey are short for Joseph.
2007-06-12 12:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joey and Joe are short for Joseph.
However, ask yourself this: How is "Dick" short for "Richard"?
2007-06-12 12:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Blazen Elite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea... probably for the same reason Bill is short for william and Bob is short for Robert and Dick is short for Richard.... People are a bunch of schmegeggies....
2007-06-12 14:18:01 · answer #4 · answered by C is me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Joseph.
2007-06-12 12:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does that mean Hoe is short for Hoey?
2007-06-12 12:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's short for joseph not joe.
2007-06-12 12:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by becca 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why does a brownie taste so good? Sometimes things just are...
2007-06-12 23:57:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's a lighter, more informal name or form. E.g.....jake sounds less formal than jacob and jess less formal than jessica.
2007-06-12 12:12:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few others puzzle me as well...
Tony - Anthony (You knew that was coming.)
John - Jack (WTF?)
Richard - Rick or Dick (Why not 'Hard'?)
Edward - Bubba (Local humor.)
et al
2007-06-12 15:29:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋