Josephine (given name)

Pronunciation	/dʒoʊsəfiːn/ French: [ʒo.ze.fin] German: [joːzəfiːnə]
Gender	Female
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"She shall add"
Related names	Joseph, , , , Josef

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 "Jehovah increases".

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, , Joetta and Jojo, an Irish version "Seosaimhín", the Spanish version "" or and the Greek version Iosiphina (Greek: Ιωσηφίνα). Also spelled Yosefina and Gosefine. The Swedish version is Josefine.

The name started gaining popularity after 1800 due to the high profile of Josephine de Beauharnais, a French noblewoman who became Napoleon's mistress, and later his wife.

Jobe, Jowse, Fi, Fientje, Fifi, Fike, Fina, Jael, Jo, Joephy, Joey, Joja, Jojo, Jos, Josa, Josie, Jossan, Jovi, Johnny, Jussus, Juza, Peppa, Posy, Sefi, Sefina, Sephine, Sophie, Anne and Zeph.

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