Josephine (name)
Encyclopedia
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.
: Ιωσηφίνα). Also spelled Yosefina.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
name Joséphine
Josephine
Josephine is a female name, a feminine form of Joseph. It may refer to:-People:* Joséphine de Beauharnais, the first Empress of the French.* Josephine Brunsvik, Hungarian Countess, most likely Beethoven's Immortal Beloved* Josephine -Other:...
. This is the feminine form of the name Joseph
Joseph (name)
Joseph is a name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף, Standard Hebrew Yosef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄. In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelled يوسف or Yūsuf. The name can be translated from Hebrew יהוה להוסיף Yihoh Lhosif as signifying "YHWH...
, which is taken from the Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
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, an Irish version "Seosaimhín", the Spanish version "Josefina" or Josephina and the Greek version Iosiphina (GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: Ιωσηφίνα). Also spelled Yosefina.
Nicknames
Jo, Joei, Joey, Josie, Jose, Joss, Jovi, Joephy, Finetta, Bean, Sephine, Sefina, Sefi, Seppina, Sophie, Fifi, Posy, Jojo, Fin, Phine, Phina, Fien.Male
- Joséphin PéladanJoséphin PéladanJoséphin Péladan was a French novelist and Martinist. His father was a journalist who had written on prophecies, and professed a philosophic-occult Catholicism.-Biography:...
(1858–1918), French novelist and martinist - Josephine MeekerJosephine MeekerJosephine Meeker , was a teacher and physician at the White River Indian Agency in Colorado Territory, where her father Nathan Meeker was the United States agent. On September 29, 1879, he and 10 of his male employees were killed in a Ute attack, in what became called the "Meeker Massacre". ...
(1857–1882), American teacher and physician
People with the given name Josephine
- Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Princess of BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, 1927–2005 - Josephine of LeuchtenbergJosephine of LeuchtenbergJoséphine of Leuchtenberg was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I...
, Queen of SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... - Josephine BakerJosephine BakerJosephine Baker was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame in her adopted homeland of France. She was given such nicknames as the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and the "Créole Goddess"....
, dancer, actress, and singer - Josephine BakhitaJosephine BakhitaJosephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-born former slave who became a Roman Catholic Canossian nun in Italy, living and working there for 45 years. In 2000, she was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:...
, ex-slave from Sudan, Catholic nun and saint - Joséphine BalsamoJosephine BalsamoJoséphine Balsamo a.k.a. Countess Cagliosto, is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist of Arsène Lupin, the notorious gentleman burglar created by Maurice Leblanc.-History:...
a.k.a. Countess Cagliosto, fictional character - Josephine BellJosephine BellJosephine Bell was an English physician and author.She was born Doris Bell Collier in Manchester. Between 1910 and 1916 she studied at Godolphin School, then trained at Newnham College, Cambridge until 1919. At the University College Hospital in London she was granted M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. in...
, English author - Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine BrohanJoséphine-Félicité-Augustine BrohanJoséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan was a French actress.The eldest daughter of Augustine Susanne Brohan and the sister of Ethelie Madeleine Brohan, she was admitted to the Conservatoire when very young, twice taking the second prize for comedy.The soubrette part, entrusted for more than 150 years...
(1824–1893), French actress - Josephine BrunsvikJosephine BrunsvikJosephine Brunsvik was probably the most important woman in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, as documented by at least 15 love letters he wrote her where he called her his “only beloved”, being “eternally devoted” to her and “forever faithful”...
, Hungarian Countess, most likely Beethoven's Immortal BelovedImmortal BelovedImmortal Beloved may refer to:*Immortal Beloved, the name given by composer Ludwig van Beethoven to an unknown person in a famous love letter.*Immortal Beloved , a 1994 film about the life of Beethoven.... - Josephine ButlerJosephine ButlerJosephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes...
, British feministFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
and reformer. - Josephine Corcoran the Captain's daughter in H.M.S. PinaforeH.M.S. PinaforeH.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, England, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which was the second-longest run of any musical...
- Josephine CoxJosephine CoxJosephine Cox, born Blackburn, Lancashire in 1941, is an English author. Her books are frequently best sellers and the UK Public Lending Rights figures often list her in the top three borrowed authors.She also writes under the name of Jane Brindle....
(born 1938), author - Josephine de BeauharnaisJoséphine de BeauharnaisJoséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais had been guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she had been imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre's...
, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. - Josephine FosterJosephine FosterJosephine Foster is an American modern folk and psychedelic rock singer-songwriter and musician from Colorado. As an adolescent she worked as a funeral and wedding singer, and aspired to become an opera singer...
, American folk singer - Josephine Clara GoldmarkJosephine Clara GoldmarkJosephine Clara Goldmark was an advocate of labor law reform in the United States during the early 20th century. Her work against child labor and for wages-and-hours legislation was influential in the passage of the Keating-Owen Act in 1916 and the later Fair Labor Standards Act of 1937.-Labor...
, American reformer - Josephine Sophia White GriffingJosephine Sophia White GriffingJosephine Sophia White Griffing was an American reformer who campaigned against slavery and for women's rights. She was born in Hebron, Connecticut on December 18, 1814 but later settled in Litchfield, Ohio. There she worked for the Western Anti-Slavery Society and Ohio Woman's Rights Association...
, American social reformer - Josephine HopperJosephine HopperJosephine Hopper was an American painter. She is best known today as the wife of Edward Hopper, whom she married in 1924.-Biography:She was born in Manhattan into a lower class family...
, wife and model of painter Edward Hopper - Josephine HumphreysJosephine HumphreysJosephine Humphreys is an American novelist.A native of Charleston, South Carolina, which is also the setting of her novels Dreams of Sleep, Rich in Love and The Fireman's Fair, Humphreys was educated at Ashley Hall , studied creative writing with Reynolds Price at Duke University , and went on to...
, American novelist - Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb, American philanthropist
- Josephine Shaw LowellJosephine Shaw LowellJosephine Shaw Lowell was a Progressive Reform leader in the United States in the Nineteenth century. She is best known for creating the New York Consumers League in 1890.-Early years:...
, American social reformer - Josephine MitchellJosephine MitchellJosephine Mitchell is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Loveday in the television soap opera A Country Practice. She has subsequently appeared in Home and Away, E Street, Neighbours and All Saints....
(born 1965), Australian actress - Josephine Preston PeabodyJosephine Preston PeabodyJosephine Preston Peabody was an American poet and dramatist. She was born in New York and educated at the Girls' Latin School, Boston, and at Radcliffe College....
, American writer - Josephine RuffinJosephine RuffinJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an American publisher, journalist, African American civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor for Women’s Era, the first newspaper published by and for African American women...
, early civil rights activist and suffragist - Josephine SiaoJosephine SiaoJosephine Siao Fong-Fong MBE is a Hong Kong movie star who became popular as a child actress and continued her success as a mature actress, winning numerous awards including Best Actress at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival...
, Hong Kong actress - Josephine SparreJosephine SparreJosephine Sophie Anette Charlotte Sparre af Söfdeborg, , called Jossan or Schossan, was a Swedish noble, lady-in-waiting and a royal mistress to King Charles XV of Sweden.- Biography :...
- Josephine TewsonJosephine TewsonJosephine Tewson is an English actress. Tewson is perhaps best known for her roles as Elizabeth in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances and as Miss Davenport in the British television series Last of the Summer Wine.-Early life:Tewson was born in Hampstead, London. Her father was a...
, British actress - Josephine TeyJosephine TeyJosephine Tey was a pseudonym used by Elizabeth Mackintosh a Scottish author best known for her mystery novels. She also wrote as Gordon Daviot, under which name she wrote plays with an historical theme....
, mystery writer
Songs about Josephine
- Goodnight Sweet Josephine by The YardbirdsThe Yardbirds- Current :* Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals * Ben King - lead guitar * David Smale - bass, backing vocals...
- Josephine (song)Josephine (song)Josephine is one of the most popular and the most successful song by Chris Rea, released in 1985 on the Shamrock Diaries. Josephine was written by Rea for his daughter of the same name. Rea would later pay the same compliment to his youngest daughter, Julia, on the album Espresso Logic ....
by Chris ReaChris ReaChris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally... - Hello, Josephine by Fats DominoFats DominoAntoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
- My Girl JosephineMy Girl Josephine"My Girl Josephine" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino recorded the song on Imperial records in 1960, and it charted #7 on the Billboard R&B charts and #14 on the Billboard pop charts.-Covers:...
by Fats Domino - Ride on Josephine by Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
- Oh Josephine by The Black Crowes
- Josephine by The Wallflowers
- Josie by Blink 182
- Devil in Jersey City by Coheed and CambriaCoheed and CambriaCoheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....
- Hello, Josephine by Taj MahalTaj Mahal (musician)Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
- Josephine by Brandi CarlileBrandi CarlileBrandi Carlile is an American singer and songwriter.-Early life:At age eight, Carlile performed a rendition of the country music song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis...
- "Josephine" by Reamonn
- Undead Heart by Vampires Everywhere!Vampires Everywhere!Vampires Everywhere! is an American band from Los Angeles best known for their 2010 EP Lost in the Shadows. They are currently signed to Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.- Band History :...
See also
- Josephina
- Josephine (disambiguation)
- Josephine Williams
- Josephine “Jo” March, protagonist of the novel Little WomenLittle WomenLittle Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott . The book was written and set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts. It was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869...
- Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk, short story by Franz KafkaFranz KafkaFranz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
- Josephine "Joey" Potter, leading lady in the television series Dawson's CreekDawson's CreekDawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
- Josie (disambiguation)