Jodi

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Feminine variant of JODY.

JODY   female & male   English
Probably either a variant of JUDY or a diminutive of JOSEPH. It was popularized by the young hero in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel 'The Yearling' (1938) and the subsequent film adaptation (1946).
JUDY   female   English
Diminutive of JUDITH. A well-known bearer of this name was singer and actress Judy Garland (1922-1969).
JUDITH   female   English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel. In the Old Testament Judith is one of the Hittite wives of Esau. This is also the name of the main character of the apocryphal Book of Judith. She killed Holofernes, an invading Assyrian commander, by beheading him in his sleep.

As an English name it did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation, despite a handful of early examples during the Middle Ages. It was however used earlier on the European continent, being borne by several European royals, such as the 9th-century Judith of Bavaria.
JOSEPH   male   English, French, German, Biblical
From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob and the first with his wife Rachel. Because he was the favourite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This name also occurs in the New Testament, belonging to Saint Joseph the husband of Mary, and to Joseph of Arimathea.

In the Middle Ages, Joseph was a common Jewish name, being less frequent among Christians. In the late Middle Ages Saint Joseph became more highly revered, and the name became popular in Spain and Italy. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation. This name was borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Portugal. Other notable bearers include Polish-British author Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) and the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Josepha, Judith
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Ioudith
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yehudit
BIBLICAL LATIN: Iudith
BIBLICAL: Judith
CROATIAN: Josipa, Jozefina, Jožica
CZECH: Jitka, Josefa, Judita
DANISH: Josefine, Judit, Jytte
DUTCH: Josephine, Jozefien
ENGLISH: Jodene, Jodie, Jody, Josephina, Josephine, Jude, Judi, Judie, Judy
FINNISH: Josefiina
FRENCH: Josée, Josèphe, Joséphine, Judith
GERMAN: Josefine, Josepha, Josephine, Judith, Jutta
HEBREW: Yehudit
HUNGARIAN: Jozefa, Judit
ITALIAN: Giuditta, Giuseppa, Giuseppina
JEWISH: Judith
LITHUANIAN: Judita
NORWEGIAN: Josefine, Judit
POLISH: Józefa, Józefina, Judyta
PORTUGUESE: Josefa, Josefina, Judite
SLOVAK: Jozefína, Judita
SLOVENE: Jožefa, Jozefa, Jožica, Pepca
SPANISH: Josefa, Josefina, Judit, Judith, Pepita
SWEDISH: Josefina, Josefine, Judit
YIDDISH: Hudes, Yutke
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Finka, Ina
ENGLISH: Jo, Joetta, Joey, Jojo, Joleen, Jolene, Josie, Posie, Posy
FINNISH: Iina
FRENCH: Fifi, Josette, Josiane
ITALIAN: Giosetta, Pina
MASCULINE FORMS
ARABIC: Yousef, Youssef, Yusef, Yusuf
ARMENIAN: Hovsep
AZERBAIJANI: Yusif
BASQUE: Joseba, Josepe
BIBLICAL GREEK: Ioseph, Ioses
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yosef
BIBLICAL LATIN: Ioseph
BIBLICAL: Joseph, Joses
BULGARIAN: Yosif
CATALAN: Josep
CROATIAN: Josip, Joško, Joso, Jozo
CZECH: Josef
DANISH: Josef
DUTCH: Jef, Joep, Joop, Joos, Joost, Jos, Josephus, Jozef, Sjef, Zef
ENGLISH: Jo, Joe, Joey, Jojo, Joseph
ESPERANTO: Joĉjo, Jozefo
ESTONIAN: Joosep
FINNISH: Jooseppi, Juuso
FRENCH: Joseph
GALICIAN: Xosé
GEORGIAN: Ioseb, Soso
GERMAN: Jo, Josef, Joseph, Sepp, Seppel
GREEK: Iosif
HEBREW: Yosef
HISTORY: Josephus
HUNGARIAN: Jóska, József, Józsi
IRISH: Seosamh
ITALIAN: Beppe, Giuseppe, Peppe, Peppi, Peppino, Pino
LATE ROMAN: Iosephus
LATVIAN: Jāzeps
LITHUANIAN: Juozapas, Juozas
MACEDONIAN: Josif
MAORI: Hohepa
NORWEGIAN: Josef
OCCITAN: Josèp
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Iosifu
POLISH: Józef
PORTUGUESE: José, , Zezé
ROMANIAN: Iosif
RUSSIAN: Iosif, Osip
SCOTTISH: Seòsaidh
SERBIAN: Josif
SLOVAK: Jozef
SLOVENE: Josip, Jože, Jožef
SPANISH: José, Pepe, Pepito
SWEDISH: Josef
TURKISH: Yusuf
UKRAINIAN: Yosyp
UYGHUR: Yusup
YIDDISH: Yussel