Jopie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jopie

What is the meaning of the name Jopie ?

The baby name Jopie is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈjoːpi/', 'anglicized': 'YO-pee'}.

Jopie is Dutch in Origin.

Jopie is a Dutch and Afrikaans hypocoristic, most commonly for Johannes and, less often, Johanna. It likely formed from the short form Joop (itself from Johannes) with the affectionate -ie ending, yielding Jopie; in some families it arises directly from the Jo- stem. As a derivative of Hebrew Yochanan, it carries the meaning “God is gracious.”

Used widely as a friendly everyday name in the Netherlands and South Africa through the late 19th and 20th centuries, Jopie sometimes appears in civil records as an independent given name. Notable bearers include the Frisian painter and recycler Jopie Huisman (1922–2000) and the South African Boer commando leader Jopie Fourie (1878–1914). Close variants and cognates are Joop, Joep (regional), Jop, and Joppe; feminine parallels include Jo and Joke. Related forms in other languages include Hans, Jan, Johan, and Johnny, all tracing back to Johannes.