Jos.

Jos.

1. (biblical) Abbreviation of Joshua.
2. (dated) Abbreviation of Joseph.
   • 1868, Malcolm Ronald Laing Meason, Turf Frauds and Turf Practices; or, Spiders and Flies, page 24:

     I told Jos. of my intentions, and he improved the occasion by eating four or five meals, and drinking at least a gallon of beer and a bottle of gin at my expense.

   • 2013, Kelly Dale Terrill, Reservoir Hill‎^[1], Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 103:

     In 1903, Joseph A. Bank founded the Jos. A. Bank & Co.

• Appendix:Abbreviations for English given names

• OJs