Josephine (name)

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Josephine
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Gender Female
Related names Joseph
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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 The Lord increases.

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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.


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Main article: Joseph (name)

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