Josephine
proper nounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn//
- United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒəʊ.sə.fiːn//
- United Kingdom//ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn//
- United Kingdom//ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn//
- United States//ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn//
- United States//ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zə.fiːn//
A female given name from French.
proper noun
- 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?”
I'm going to call him Joseph or Josephine if it's a girl. Why? Because it's a strong name, Joe, Joseph.
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.
adjective
- 1
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.
Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der. Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵףbor. Middle English Ioseph English Joseph English -ine English Josephine From Joseph + -ine.
Josephine · A female given name from French.
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