Meaning of name Josephine

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Meaning

The name Josephine has the following meaning:

God will add or "Jehovah increases". Femine form of Joseph. A sophisticated name with everlasting appeal.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Josephine as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Josephine is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 252 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Josephine rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 201 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Josephine in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Josephine is pronounced as joe-zuh-feen

Origins

Josephine originates from the French language.
See other suggested French baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Josephine and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Josephine: Boys - Buford, Gaylord, Girls - Amya, Carolann, Estelle, Fawn, Jacqueline, Julie, Maura, Yolonda, Both genders - Blaise, Chandler, Dabney, Delaney, Desire, Dior

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Josephine: Feeney, Fifine, Finetta, Finette, Giuseppina (Italian), Hosefina (Spanish), Joette, Jojo, Josana, Josanna, Josanne, Josebe, Josee, Josefa, Josefana (Spanish), Josefena, Josefene, Josefina (Spanish), Josefine, Josepha, Josephene, Josephina, Josephyna, Josephyne, Josetta, Josette, Josey, Josiane, Josianna, Josianne, Josie (English), Josy, Jozefina (Polish), Jozsa, Posey, Seosaimhin (Irish Gaelic), Yosebe, Yosepha, Yosephina

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Josephine are: Jo, Josie, Josette, Fifi, Jody, Posy

Style

We think the name Josephine should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Josephine to be: Soft spoken, small and thin woman

In one word, you might describe Josephine as a(n) "soft-spoken" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Josephine (or its variants) are:

Josephine Baker , born on 3 June, a famous singer. Josephine Baker 's background: An American-born French expatriate entertainer and singer. She became a French citizen in 1937. Baker was most noted as a singer, while in her early career she was a celebrated dancer. She was given the nicknames the 'Black Venus' or the 'Black Pearl', as well as the 'Cr�ole Goddess' in anglophone nations, while in France she has always been known in the old theatrical tradition as 'La Baker'.

Jos�phine-Charlotte, born on 11 October, a famous royalty. Jos�phine-Charlotte's background: Born at the Royal Palace of Brussels as the oldest child and only daughter of King Leopold III and Queen Astrid.

Jos�phine de Beauharnais, born on 23 June, a famous politician. Jos�phine de Beauharnais's background: The first wife of Napol�on Bonaparte and thus the first Empress of the French.