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I like this as a way to get to Josie the nickname while avoiding Josephine which I am not too fond of. Joh-SEPH (short e)-a would be how I would pronounce it. Somehow this seems to have a dignity and even mystery which the cutesy, awkwardly transplanted Josephine lacks. More evocative of the grace and strength I associate with the original Joseph at his best, but embodied in a woman. I also love the amount of royal history it has.
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I really love the name! Very beautiful!
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Joss, Sephy, Posy, Fifi and Eppie could be nicknames.
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Josepha Petrick Kemarre is an Anmatyerre-speaking Indigenous Australian artist from Central Australia. Since first taking up painting around 1990, her works of contemporary Indigenous Australian art have been acquired by several major collections including Artbank and the National Gallery of Victoria. Her paintings portray bush plum "dreaming" and women’s ceremonies (known as Awelye). One of her paintings sold at a charity auction for A$22,800. Josepha Petrick's works are strongly coloured and formalist in composition and regularly appear at commercial art auctions in Australia.
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Josepha Abiertas (1894–1929) was a Filipino lawyer and feminist. She was the first woman to graduate with a degree from the Philippine Law School.
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Seriously? Why a lot of negative comments about Josepha? Because many people dislike it. I think it's so gorgeous, and unique. It could be cute with the nickname Josie. It's a good alternative of Josephine.
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If you REALLY want a feminine form of Joseph, I suggest using Josephine/Josephina, NOT this!
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Sounds quite odd...what about Jospehine, Josephina, or Jo?
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It sounds kind of forced. May I suggest Josephine or Josephina instead?
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What a horrible name. How about Joanna instead?
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Josepha seems... cold, austere, serious.
I can see it on a nun or a very religious woman, not on a baby born in these years.
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I can see it on a nun or a very religious woman, not on a baby born in these years.
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It’s legit Joseph with an a. Just plain unnecessary. Josephine is such a pretty name.
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I hate how obvious it is that it's a feminine form of Joseph. It's just like Davida and such. Maybe Johna as a example or Jacka or something? It sounds like that. I prefer something like Josee, Josephine, or Joelle.
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I think its unique for a girl. But I'm going to be honest and say that I don't think it sounds very nice. I like the name Joseph on a boy though.
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Maria Josepha (1867-1944) was the daughter of King George of Saxony and his wife Maria Ana of Portugal. He later became the mother of Charles I, the last Emperor of Austria.
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Maria Josepha (1739-1767) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife Maria Amalia. She later married Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, oldest son of famous Maria Theresia.
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Maria Josepha (1731-1767) was the daughter of Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha. She was married to Louis, Dauphin of France and was the mother to Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X.
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Maria Josepha (1675-1676) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and his second wife Claudia.
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Maria Josepha (1687-1703) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and his third wife Eleonore.
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Maria Josepha (1699-1757) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I and his wife Wilhelmine. By marriage she was the Queen consort of Poland.
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Josepha Sherman is an American author.
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As Josephus is pronounced jo-SEE-fəs in English, I think jo-SEE-fə is a valid English pronunciation of Josepha.
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Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) author of "Mary Had A Little Lamb". The poem was based on an incident from her own childhood.
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Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751-1767), daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and older sister of Marie Antoinette of France.
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I wouldn't say this name is "rare" in English. It's not common, but it's well recognized. Its English pronunciation is jo-SEH-fa.
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The German pronunciation is yo-ZE-fah. [noted -ed]
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Josepha was the name of the nun on the tv miniseires "Revelations". Sister Josepha Montifiore (played by Natascha McElhone.)
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• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Josepha (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Josepha&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
For the Dutch pronunciation of Josepha, you can listen to the audio clips featured on the websites below:
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Josepha#Dutch (in English; there's no audio file as of yet, but I'm sure it will be added sometime in the future)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Josepha/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/1138DGccNeQ (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:11)
• https://youtu.be/43-_jMaor_4 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:07 and 0:40)
As you can hear, there are two pronunciations for the name in the Dutch-speaking world; which one you hear, largely depends on the area where you are. Converted to IPA, these should be:
• /jo:.'se:.fa:/
• /'jo:.sə.fa:/ [noted -ed]