Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “the Lord increases”
feminine form of Joseph
Best Nicknames:
Effie, Fifi, Jo, Joey, JoJo, Josee, Josey, Josie
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Guiseppina, Josana, Josanna, Josanne, Josefa, Josefena,
Josefene, Josefina, Josefine, Josepha, Josephe, Josephene,
Josephina, Josephyna, Josephyna, Josephyne, Josetta,
Josephine TV and Movie Quotes:
“Josephine actually went to the Congo last year.”
Big Fish (2003)
“Things could be different for you, Josephine.”
Chocolat (2000)
“Oh, god… Paris, in the 1920’s. Josephine Baker,
the Moulin Rouge.” Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Famous people named Josephine or its variations
1. Josephine Baker (1906-75), American dancer, singer, actress
born Freda Josephine McDonald
2. Mona Darkfeather (1883-1977), American actress
born Josephine M. Workman
3. Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), first wife of Napoleon I
born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie
Josephine Middle Names
Josephine Camille
Josephine Grace
Josephine Lilith
Josephine Mariana
Josephine Penelope
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I was named after Jo from Little Women. I was actually never meant to be called Josie because my parents didnt like that nickname but people call me it anyway. It’s weird because I was always meant to be called Jo but no one calls me that.
my name is josephine (which i love), but i also go by jo / josie / pina! pina comes from the italian derivative of josephine, guiseppina! :)
I think Josephine is a great name, too. I love that Fats Domino song “Hello Josephine” 😃
my name is josephine but some nicknames i get called are, josie, jo, jojo and sophie but yeah :)
My name is josephine,I love that name so much and it can also be shortened as josella