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Joke

“God is gracious”

feminineunisexLatin script

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Origin: Not established
4 language contexts: French German Dutch +1 more
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Joke

Joke is a feminine given name documented in French, German, Dutch and 1 other language. It is a form of Johanna, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “God is gracious”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “God is gracious”

Es handelt sich um eine friesische Koseform von Johanna. Es handelt sich bei Joke um eine friesische Form von Johannes.

Sources for this account (8)

German Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q16277412CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: JohannaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

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France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

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Joke Silva
born 1961
Nigerian film actress, director and businesswoman
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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q16277412CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: JohannaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Joke.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Joke2.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Joke

Joke is a feminine given name documented in French, German, Dutch and 1 other language. It is a form of Johanna, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “God is gracious”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “God is gracious”

Es handelt sich um eine friesische Koseform von Johanna. Es handelt sich bei Joke um eine friesische Form von Johannes.

Sources for this account (8)

German Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q16277412CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: JohannaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Joke is used

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Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

Explore France

4 of 8 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q16277412CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JokeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: JohannaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Joke.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Joke2.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Joke

About Joke

Meaning in the sources

Where Joke is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Joke Silva

Johanneke

Jo

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Joke

About Joke

Meaning in the sources

Where Joke is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Joke Silva

Johanneke

Jo

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Joke

Meaning in the sources

Where Joke is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Joke Silva

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Johanneke

Jo

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Joke

Meaning in the sources

Where Joke is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Joke Silva

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Johanneke

Jo

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page