- Josephine (name)
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related names = Joseph
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given name . It is the English version of the French nameJoséphine . This is the feminine form of the name Joseph, which is taken from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "The Lord increases".Variations
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", "Josie", "Joetta" and "Jojo".Male
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Joséphin Péladan (1858-1918), French novelist and martinistPeople with the given name Josephine
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Josephine Baker , dancer, actress, and singer
*Josephine Bakhita , ex-slave from Sudan, Catholic nun and saint
*Joséphine Balsamo a.k.a. Countess Cagliosto, fictional character
*Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan (1824–1893), French actress
*Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium , Princess of Belgium, 1927–2005
*Josephine Cox (born 1938), author
*Josephine Foster , American folk singer
*Josephine Clara Goldmark , American reformer
*Josephine Sophia White Griffing , American social reformer
*Josephine Hopper , wife and model of painter Edward Hopper
*Josephine Humphreys , American novelist
*Josephine Shaw Lowell , American social reformer
*Josephine Mitchell (born 1965), Australian actress
*Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb , American philanthropist
*Josephine of Leuchtenberg , Queen of Sweden
*Josephine Preston Peabody , American writer
*Josephine Ruffin , early civil rights activist and suffragist
*Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin , American civil rights leader
*Josephine Tey , mystery writer
*Josephine Bell , English author
*Joséphine de Beauharnais , Empress of the Frenchee also
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*Josephine Williams
*Josephine “Jo” March, protagonist of the novel "Little Women "
*Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk , short story byFranz Kafka References
* [http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/j/josephine.html Josephine database]
* [http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=josephine Behind The Name]
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=josephine Etymology Online]
* [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ United States Social Security Database]
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