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I like Jo better. Josie reminds me of Josie and the Pussycats.

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You can also use Jojo.

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Just in case you're curious...we have a few nicknames for Josephine (or Josefina as we usually render it) in Portuguese. One of the more common ones is Zezinha.

This message was edited 9/21/2014, 7:56 AM

Both work well. I love Josie but she'll eventually grow out of it and that's when I'd like Jo.

Josie.

I much prefer Josie over Jo. I also like Joss.

I prefer Josie.

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Posy is my nickname of choice for Josephine. I also like the idea of Sosie as an alternative to Josie. It's a stretch though.

This message was edited 9/18/2014, 9:32 PM

Josie.
Jo sounds too masculine even though it worked for Jo March in Little Women. My grandmother was a Josephine and was called Josie so I'm use to that more so as a nickname.

I like both. But I guess if I had to pick one of the two it would be Jo, just for the Little Women sentimentality of it.

I don't mind either of them, but Josie seems more specific to Josephine, rather than other Jo-names, so I'll choose that.
The only Josephine I know irl is six and goes by Joey.

I love Josephine but am not fond of boys names or nicknames on girls so I only really like Josie.

I very much like Joseph, nn Joe, for a boy, which rather puts me off girl Jo people. And Jo is also used as a nn for Joanna and especially Joanne. Josie is good, female but not frilly.

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Fifi is too poodle. I knew sisters named Josephine and Roberta at school. They were known, voluntarily, as Jodie and Bert. Nice girls.

Josy / Fine

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I'm not a particular fan of nicknames, but Josy suggests itself.
Fine [fee-nuh] makes sense for me, too.

This message was edited 9/18/2014, 1:43 AM

Josie

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Buy my favorite is Joss.

Depends on the person. I tend to prefer Josie though. Pronounced JO-zee, rather than JO-see.

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Gods protect us from "Sephie" and "Posy."

This message was edited 9/18/2014, 12:03 AM

Love Josie! A few that haven't been mentioned that I've heard in real life...Joey/Joie, Joss, Jossie.

I prefer Jo, as I like the simplicity of it.

I much prefer Josie. Jo is either masculine (Joe) or very middle-aged (Joanne/Jo Ann/Jo-Anne/ad nauseum "Jo").

Out of the two: Josie
My favorite nickname is Sephy

Jo is cuter, more grown-up. Josie is dowdy and cutesy at the same time. Jo pitches softball, laughs loud and long, makes great spaghetti, has a million friends and the men love her. Josie slumps at her desk chewing on her hair and wishing she was more like Jo.

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Jodie could be a nn for Josephine, as could Jojo, J, or even Phina, though that one seems pretty contrived.

This message was edited 9/17/2014, 5:37 PM

I prefer Josie. I don't really like Jo.

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There's also Sephy / Sephie.

Josie definitely! Jo is masculine and looks so flimsy to me.

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There's also Posy as a nickname (which I'm not a fan of).

I hate Josie for no real reason, so it's an easy choice for me: Jo. Jo is the best thing about Josephine, imo. I like Joey, too.

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I've seen Posy as a nn for Josephine, though it doesn't make sense to me. It's horribly cutesy.

What about Joss or Fina? Bit of a stretch, but it could work.

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I prefer Joey, TBH.