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Origin and Meaning of Josephine

User Submitted Origins

French
64%
English
28%
African
4%
Italian
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 2 people from Illinois, U.S., the name Josephine is of French origin and means "God will increase".
  2. A user from Gambia says the name Josephine is of Igbo origin and means "God/Yahweh will increase".
  3. A user from Germany says the name Josephine is of Hebrew origin and means "Female version of Joseph, meaning Jehova (God) added".
  4. A submission from Michigan, U.S. says the name Josephine means "Gods blessing" and is of French origin.
  5. According to a user from North Dakota, U.S., the name Josephine is of English origin and means "Gift of God".
  6. 2 submissions from Belgium and Singapore agree the name Josephine means "Cloud and moon" and is of French origin.
  7. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Josephine is of English origin and means "The Lord increases".
  8. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Josephine is of French origin and means "Female form of jewish joseph".
  9. A submission from Ghana says the name Josephine means "Honest with most beauty" and is of African origin.
  10. According to a user from Ireland, the name Josephine is of Zulu origin and means "beautiful".
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French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph; made popular by the Empress of Napoleon.

  1. A female given name from French

From Joseph +‎ -ine.

    Josephine was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Dutch, and German

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    Notable Persons Named Josephine

    Notable Persons Named Josephine

    Josephine Baker

    Josephine Baker was a dancer, singer, actress, civil rights activist, and spy. She was most prominent from 1921 to present. Josephine was given the name Freda Josephine McDonald on June 3rd, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. She breathed her last breath on April 12th, 1975.

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    Joséphine de Beauharnais

    Joséphine de Beauharnais was royalty. Her career lasted from 1804 to 1804. Joséphine was born on June 23rd, 1763 in Les Trois-Îlets. She breathed her last breath on May 29th, 1814.

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    Josephine Skriver

    Josephine was given the name Josephine Skriver Karlsen on April 14th, 1993 in Copenhagen.

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    Josephine Earp

    Josephine Earp was a possible courtesan; frontier adventurer; gambler and gambling. Josephine was given the name Josephine Sarah Marcus in 1860 in New York, U.S.A. Josephine is also known as Sadie and Josie; possibly Sadie Mansfield; Josephine Behan. She left this life on December 19th, 1944.

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    Estée Lauder

    Estée Lauder was a co-founder of estée lauder companies, estée lauder companies, and co-founder ofestée lauder companies. Estée was given the name Josephine Esther Mentzer on July 1st, 1908 in New York City, U.S. She passed away on April 24th, 2004.

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    Joséphine Jobert

    Joséphine Jobert is an actor. She has had major accomplishments since 1999. Joséphine was born on April 24th, 1985 in Paris, France.

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    • Jo Brand
      Comedian
    • Edwina Booth
      Actress
    • Gia Scala
      Actress
    • Gale Storm
      Traditional Pop Singer
    • Josephine Chaplin
      Actress
    • Joséphine Maximiliane Eugénie Napoléonne
      Royalty
    • Josephine Butler
      Social Reformer
    • Josephine Bracken
    • Josephine Dillon
      Actress
    • Josephine Hutchinson
    • Lian Ross
      Singer
    • Josephine Bornebusch
      Actress
    • Jo Caulfield
      Comedian
    • Blanche d'Alpuget
      List of Biographers

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Josephine

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Josephine

    Rekha

    Rekha is an actor and film actress. She was most prominent from 1986 to 1996. Rekha was given the name Josephine on May 18th, 1970 in Kerala.

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    Princess Josephine

    Princess was born as the child of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Mary, and Crown Princess of Denmark on January 8th, 2011 in Rigshospitalet.

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    Joséphine

    She holds the title Princesse de Carignan and Princess of Carignano. Joséphine was born as the child of Louis and Prince of Brionne on August 26th, 1753. She passed away on February 8th, 1797.

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    Fun Facts about the name Josephine

  1. What name lists does Josephine rank for?
    #121Most Popular Girl Names
    #69Classic Girl Names
    #56Old-Fashioned Girl Names
    #41Vintage Girl Names
    #21Girl Names Unique to the Mideast
  2. How Popular is the name Josephine? Josephine is the 233rd most popular name of all time. In 2019 Josephine was the 89th most popular name.
  3. How many people with the first name Josephine have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 311,382 babies born with the first name Josephine in the United States. That's more than enough people named Josephine to occupy the territory of French Polynesia (France) with an estimated population of 277,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named Josephine? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 544 new born babies.
  5. When was Josephine first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Josephine is Saturday, January 23rd, 1864.
  6. What year had the most people named Josephine born? The highest recorded use of the first name Josephine was in 1918 with a total of 8,682 babies. That's a lot of babies named Josephine!
  7. Random Josephine Factoid: According to the 1921 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Josephine ranks 43rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Missouri. Imagine that, 157 babies in Missouri have the same name in 1921.
  8. Weird things about the name Josephine: The name spelled backwards is Enihpesoj. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Jenisheop. How do you pronounce that?
    9. Josephine name meaning

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