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 
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.
Pronunciation  The name Josephine is pronounced as joe-zuh-feen Origins  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, YosephinaNicknames  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. See other Traditional names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Josephine to be: Soft spoken, small and thin womanIn one word, you might describe Josephine as a(n) " soft-spoken" person. See other "soft-spoken" names for boys and girls.
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