Josephine
[ˈdʒoʊsəfiːn]Meaning
English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine, from French Joséphine, a diminutive of Josèphe, the feminine form of Joseph.
Background Story
Josephine comes from the French Joséphine, a diminutive of Josèphe, itself the feminine form of Joseph; it can also be analysed as Joseph combined with the suffix -ine. The name is used in Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese as well as English, German and Dutch. It was popularised in English by Josephine Bonaparte, empress of Napoleonic France.
Temperament
Variations
Josie, Josefina, Joséphine
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