How to Say “Joey” in French

Did you know?

• In a strictly French linguistic context, if you were looking for the word for a 'baby kangaroo', you would use joey in English, but in French, you would simply say un bébé kangourou.
• While an English speaker might call a 'Joseph' by the nickname 'Joey', a French person named Joseph will almost never use that specific diminutive. Instead, they would shorten it to the much more common French versions Jo or Jos.
• If you see the name Joey in a French text, it is often treated as a borrowed 'anglicisme' rather than a native name. This can make the name feel more like a character from a Hollywood film than a local person.