Why is Joey short for Joe, when Joey has more letters?!


Question: Why is Joey short for Joe, when Joey has more letters!?
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I thought joey was a baby "kangaroo"Www@Enter-QA@Com

wow thats a goooood questionWww@Enter-QA@Com

Because Joe is actually short for Joseph!. So really Joey is short for Joseph!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

because its the other way around!. joe is short for joey!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

I've never heard of it!. Joseph can be short for Joe or Joey!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

josephWww@Enter-QA@Com

it's just a nickname, not a shortened name!. It is shorter than Joseph though!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

It's not short for Joe!.!.!. it's simply a nickname!.!.!. Joe is short for Joseph !!!Www@Enter-QA@Com

joey is short for joseph like joeWww@Enter-QA@Com

Sugar, Joey and Joe are both short for Joseph!.
Trust me on this!.!.!.it's my son's name!.
Joey is what I called him until he turned 8!. Now he demands I call him "Joe" I suppose because it sounds more grown up!.!.!.!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

its an Americanism - and they like to whine, plus most cant countWww@Enter-QA@Com

Who Said it was Short for Joe (Joseph)!.!.!.!?!?

Bobby is 'Nickname for Bob (Robert)!.!.!.!!Www@Enter-QA@Com

Good point dudeWww@Enter-QA@Com

They're both just shorter versions of Joseph!. No ones ever said Joey was short for Joe!. The REAL question is, why the hell is Dick short for Richard!?! =SWww@Enter-QA@Com

Joey and Joe is short for JosephWww@Enter-QA@Com

Most of the time Joe is actually short for Joseph, and Joey is shorter than Joseph!.!.!. BUT a nickname is not necessarily shorter, it's just something people call you!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

I really don't know!.!.!.If i ponder this too long my brain my implode!.!.!.!.!.such hard questions these days!.!.!.!.sheesh!.!.!.!.!.lolWww@Enter-QA@Com

its like an endearing way of saying the name!.!.!.like Chirs!.!.!.some say Chrissy!.!.!.Shawn!.!.Shwany!.!.!.!.Nick!.!. NickyWww@Enter-QA@Com

It's not short for it, it's a nickname!.

Billy & Bill have the same deal!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Joey!.!. a kid
Joe!.!.!.!.a buddy
unless your buddy is a kidWww@Enter-QA@Com

Joey is short for Joseph!.!.!.!.!. however Charlie is short for Charles - same number of letters!.!.!.!. go figure!!Www@Enter-QA@Com

its the other way around!. well i guess that joey is kindof like a pet name kind of!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Yeah also when you add a y to a one syllable name its a show of endearment!. Good point why is Dick short for Richard and Bill short for William!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

actually, joe is short for joey!. and plus joey just sounds cooler(:Www@Enter-QA@Com



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