Joe

Joe is a diminutive form of the name "Joseph" (male) and sometimes "Josephine" (female).

Joe may refer to:

Places:

Joe, North Carolina
Ismay, Montana, a town that took the unofficial name "Joe" in honor of the quarterback, as a publicity stunt.

People:

Joe (singer), Joe Lewis Thomas, an American R&B singer and record producer
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona and often called "America's Toughest Sheriff"
Joe C. (1974-2000), an American rap artist
Joe Calzaghe, undefeated, undisputed, Super Middleweight boxing champion. (Welsh)
Joe Montana, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
Samoa Joe, ring name of Nuufolau Joel Seanoa, an American professional wrestler
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai filmmaker, nicknamed "Joe"
Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player
Joe Piscopo, American actor and comedian
Joe Satriani, American guitarist
Joe Thomas, American football offensive lineman

Arts and Entertainment:

Generic usage:

Average Joe, used in the United States to refer to the average American
Joe Shmoe, fictional American name for a typical person with no special status
Joe Sixpack and "Joe Blow" are generic names used to denote the hypothetical "common man"
Joe Cool, nickname given primarily to those who display a calm or placid attitude
Joe Bloggs, commonly used placeholder name in the United Kingdom
Joe's Diner (placeholder name), fictional name for a hypothetical small, local restaurant
joe sucks joe is the biggest fag of west valley

Soviet weapon testing:

Joe 1, American codename for the first Soviet nuclear weapon test (1949)
Joe 4, American codename for the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon (1953)

Other uses:

Joe FM, a brand for several radio stations in North America
Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems
Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL

See also