What does Josephine mean?

Josephine means "Yahweh will add (another"

How do we pronounce Josephine?

Josephine \jo-sep-hi-ne, jos-eph-ine\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Josephine is pronounced JHOWSahFiyN in English or YowZehFIYNah in German 1.

1 Pronunciation for Josephine: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Josephine?

Josephine's language of origin is Hebrew. It is used predominantly in English, French, and German. The name Josephine means 'Yahweh will add (another son)'. Biblical name derived from the word yacaph which is of the meaning 'to add, to increase'. The name was made popular by Napoleon's first wife, Empress Josephine (1763-1814). Josephine is the feminine version of the English, French, and German Joseph meaning of name. The name Josephine is widely used; it has 80 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise nicknames for Feeney, Finetta meaning of name, Finette name, name Joetta, Joette name, short names for Jolene, Joline pronounciation, meaning of Josana, Josanna definition, short names for Josanne, Josebe meaning of name, Josefena meaning and origin, Josefene name variations, short names for Josephe, name Josephina origin, Josephyna name, baby name Josetta, meaning of Joseva, name Josianna, what does the name Josianne mean, Josphine name popularity, Josy definition, Joxepa meaning of name, Jozephine name variations, meaning of Jozsa, Jozsi name, Pepina definition, Sefa meaning, name Yoseba origin, short names for Yosebe, and Yosephina name variations. Other English forms comprise the contracted forms name Jo and Jose pronounciation (used in Dutch too), the diminutives Fife meaning, name Fifine, short names for Fina, name Jody origin, Joe meaning, Joey meaning and origin, Jojo meaning, name Josee origin, name Josette meaning (used in French too), Josey name variations (used in Hebrew too), Josie meaning and origin, Pheeny name, Posey meaning and origin, and nicknames for Posy, and the spelling variants name Josaphine meaning, Josephene meaning, name Josephin, and Josephyne name. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Italian Giuseppa meaning of name, the Italian Giuseppina pronounciation, the Italian name Guiseppa, the Italian name Guiseppina origin, the Samoan short names for Iosefina, the Hawaiian Iosepine name, the Czech, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Josefa pronounciation, the Scandinavian name Josefin origin, the Spanish Josefina name variations, the German name Josepha origin, the French Josée meaning of name, the French Joséphe name variations, the French Joséphine meaning, the French Josiane meaning and origin, the Frisian Josina meaning and origin, the Polish name Jozefa meaning, the Polish Jozefina name popularity, the Polish Józefa name, the Polish baby name Józefina, the Italian Peppina meaning of name, the Irish Seosaimhín meaning and origin, the Hebrew Yosefa meaning, and the Hebrew name Yosepha. Specific foreign forms comprise the diminutives name Fifi origin (French), meaning of Josi (German and Hebrew), Jozie meaning of name (Hebrew), name Pepita origin (Spanish), and Pien name variations (Dutch), and the spelling variant Josefine name variations (German). Josephine is a popular baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. At the height of its usage in 1916, 0.749% of baby girls were named Josephine. It had a ranking of #21 then. The baby name has seen a steep drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #186 with a usage of 0.085%, having regained some lost ground in the recent decade. Within all girl names in its family, Josephine was the most popular. Josephine was 34% more widely used than the 2nd most popular name, name Josie origin, in 2010. The name Josephine has been mainly given to baby girls, although it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 118 times more baby girls than boys who were named Josephine in 1911.

The following famous people share the name Josephine:

  • Royalty Empress Josephine, born Joséphine de Beauharnais 23 June 1763 - 29 May 1814, Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique, France
  • Singer Josephine Baker, born Freda Josephine Baker 3 June 1906 - 12 April 1975, St
  • Louis, Missouri.

List of baby names Josephine:

the English Josephene meaning, the German name Jakobine origin, the name Javana meaning, the name nicknames for Javanna, the English name Javonna meaning, the English name Javonnah origin, the name meaning of Jeovanna, the name nicknames for Jeveny, the name short names for Jobeena, the English Jobina pronounciation, the English name Josaphine, the name Josefene definition, the Scandinavian meaning of Josefin, the German nicknames for Josefine, the English meaning of Josephin, the English Josephyne meaning, the Slavic name Jovana meaning, the name nicknames for Jovani, the English meaning of Jovanna, and the name Jovanni pronounciation.

The baby name Josephine fun facts:

The name Josephine in reverse order is "Enihpesoj".

The numerological value of the name Josephine is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Josephine?

Josephine is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.13%
20130.11%
20120.11%
20110.10%
20100.09%
20090.09%
20080.09%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames