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Josephine en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zə.fiːn/ (General-American)
• /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph. By surface analysis, Joseph + -ine. Popularized in English by Josephine Bonaparte, the empress of Napoleonic France.

Meanings

1. A female given name from French.
   • "I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?” 1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 3, in Little Women:
   • I'm going to call him Joseph or Josephine if it's a girl. Why? Because it's a strong name, Joe, Joseph. 1998, Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 86:

Forms

Deriveds

Josephine County

Translations (24)

gl Xosefa (feminine form of Joseph) · sv Josefin (feminine form of Joseph) · da Josephine (feminine form of Joseph) · sk Jozefína (feminine form of Joseph) · da Josefine (feminine form of Joseph) · pl Józefina (feminine form of Joseph) · de Josephine (feminine form of Joseph) · it Giuseppina (feminine form of Joseph) · fi Josefiina (feminine form of Joseph) · ro Iosefina (feminine form of Joseph) · sq Jozefinë (feminine form of Joseph) · sv Josefine (feminine form of Joseph) · ga Seosaimhín (feminine form of Joseph) · ru Джо́зефин (feminine form of Joseph) · fr Joséphine (feminine form of Joseph) · es Josefina (feminine form of Joseph) · no Josefine (feminine form of Joseph) · is Jósefína (feminine form of Joseph) · pt Josefina (feminine form of Joseph) · sv Josefina (feminine form of Joseph) · de Josefine (feminine form of Joseph) · gl Xosefina (feminine form of Joseph) · ru Жозефи́на (feminine form of Joseph) · es Josefa (feminine form of Joseph)

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Josephine en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn/ (UK)
• /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der. Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵףbor. Middle English Ioseph English Joseph English -ine English Josephine From Joseph + -ine.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
   • In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate. 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 266:

Forms

Deriveds

Josephinism