Josephine (given name)
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| Gender | Female |
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| Word/Name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "The Lord increases" |
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| Related names | Joseph, Joey, Joe, Josie, Josef |
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Josephine is a female given name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine. This is the feminine form of the name Joseph, which is taken from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning The Lord increases.
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[edit] Variations
It was originally a diminutive form of the French name Joséphe, and eventually became the standard form in the 19th century, replacing Joséphe, which eventually became a very rare name. Josephine is now the 260th most popular name in the USA. Diminutive forms of this name include Fifi, Jo, Josie, Joetta and Jojo, an Irish version "Seosaimhín", the Spanish version "Josefina" or Josephina and the Greek version Iosiphina (Greek: Ιωσηφίνα). Also spelled Yosefina.
[edit] Nicknames
Jo, Joei, Joey, Josie, Jose, Joss, Jovi, Joephy, Finetta, Bean, Sephine, Sefina, Sefi, Seppina, Sophie, Fifi, Posy, Jojo, Fin, Phine, Phina, Fien.
[edit] Male
- Joséphin Péladan (1858–1918), French novelist and martinist
- Josephine Meeker (1857–1882), American teacher and physician
[edit] People with the given name Josephine
- Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Princess of Belgium, 1927–2005
- Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen of Sweden
- Josephine Baker, dancer, actress, and singer
- Josephine Bakhita, ex-slave from Sudan, Catholic nun and saint
- Joséphine Balsamo a.k.a. Countess Cagliosto, fictional character
- Josephine Bell, English author
- Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan (1824–1893), French actress
- Josephine Brunsvik, Hungarian Countess, most likely Beethoven's Immortal Beloved
- Josephine Butler, British feminist and reformer.
- Josephine Corcoran the Captain's daughter in H.M.S. Pinafore
- Josephine Cox (born 1938), author
- Josephine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- Josephine Foster, American folk singer
- Josephine Clara Goldmark, American reformer
- Josephine Sophia White Griffing, American social reformer
- Josephine Hopper, wife and model of painter Edward Hopper
- Josephine Humphreys, American novelist
- Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb, American philanthropist
- Josephine Shaw Lowell, American social reformer
- Josephine Mitchell (born 1965), Australian actress
- Josephine Preston Peabody, American writer
- Josephine Ruffin, early civil rights activist and suffragist
- Josephine Siao, Hong Kong actress
- Josephine Sparre
- Josephine Tewson, British actress
- Josephine Tey, mystery writer
[edit] People with the given name Josie
- Josie Duggar, (born 2009), reality TV star
[edit] Songs about Josephine
- Goodnight Sweet Josephine by The Yardbirds
- Josephine (song) by Chris Rea
- Hello, Josephine by Fats Domino
- My Girl Josephine by Fats Domino
- Ride on Josephine by Bo Diddley
- Oh Josephine by The Black Crowes
- Josephine by The Wallflowers
- Josie by Blink 182
- Devil in Jersey City by Coheed and Cambria
- Hello, Josephine by Taj Mahal
- Josephine by Brandi Carlile
- "Josephine" by Reamonn
- Undead Heart by Vampires Everywhere!
[edit] See also
- Josephina
- Josephine (disambiguation)
- Josephine Williams
- Josephine “Jo” March, protagonist of the novel Little Women
- Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk, short story by Franz Kafka
- Josephine "Joey" Potter, leading lady in the television series Dawson's Creek
- Josie (disambiguation)
- Giuseppina (given name)
