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Jobeth

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How to Pronounce Jobeth

Pronounced JOH-beth /ˈdʒoʊ.bɛθ/Medium

Meaning: Jobeth is a compound of Jo (from Joan or Josephine) and Beth (from Elizabeth); Joan and Josephine trace to Hebrew names meaning 'God is gracious' and 'he shall add', while Elizabeth means 'my God is an oath', so the blend joins two devout Hebrew roots into one warm double name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Jobeth blends Jo and Beth — Josephine or Joan with Elizabeth — into one warm double name (said 'JOH-beth').
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Origin MediumHebrew, English
MeaningJobeth is a compound of Jo (from Joan or Josephine) and Beth (from Elizabeth); Joan and Josephine trace to Hebrew names meaning 'God is gracious' and 'he shall add', while Elizabeth means 'my God is an oath', so the blend joins two devout Hebrew roots into one warm double name.
U.S. rank (2003)#13051 ↗ Rising
2003 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1985
Total births (all-time)≈ 486
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198519422003

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jobeth joins two nicknames into one name: Jo, from Joan or Josephine, and Beth, from Elizabeth. Behind them sit Hebrew roots — 'God is gracious', 'he shall add', and Elizabeth's 'my God is an oath' — so the blend carries a doubly devout meaning.

It belongs to the Southern taste for run-together double names like Sarabeth and Maryann; the actress JoBeth Williams gave it a public face, and a Jobeth today is likely a mother, the style now a gentle rarity.

Did you know? The actress JoBeth Williams, of Poltergeist and The Big Chill, carried this blend; as a birth name it crested around 1985 at only a few dozen girls a year and stayed a Southern-flavored rarity.
Overall data confidence 58%
References — Jobeth — blend of Jo + Beth; JoBeth Williams

Variations

JoBethJobeth

Nicknames

JoBeth

Famous Bearers

  • ★JoBeth Williams (1948–present)
    American actress known for Poltergeist and The Big Chill.

If you like Jobeth…

Jolene— a like Jo- name of the same Southern flavor
Joanne— shares the 'Jo-' opening and Hebrew root
Bethann— another run-together double name with Beth
Maribeth— a like blended double name ending in Beth

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jobeth mean?

Jobeth is a blend of Jo (Joan or Josephine) and Beth (Elizabeth), joining two Hebrew-rooted names.

How do you pronounce Jobeth?

It's said JOH-beth /ˈdʒoʊ.bɛθ/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jobeth a boy or girl name?

Jobeth is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jobeth?

Jobeth has always been rare, a late-twentieth-century double name that is very uncommon today.

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