Josephina

Gender Feminine

Usage English (Rare)

Pronounced Pron. /ˌd͡ʒoʊ.sə.ˈfiːn.ə/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Latinate variant of Joséphine.

Related Names

VariantJosephine

DiminutivesJo, Jody, Joey, Josey, Josie, Posie, Posy

Other Languages & CulturesJosepa(Catalan) Josipa, Jozefina, Finka(Croatian) Josefína(Czech) Josefine(Danish) Josefien, Josephine, Fieke, Fien, Fiene, Jozefien, Pien(Dutch) Josefiina, Iina(Finnish) Josée, Josèphe, Joséphine, Fifi, Josette, Josiane, Josianne(French) Josefine, Josephine, Josepha(German) Jozefa(Hungarian) Giuseppa, Giosetta(Italian) Josefine(Norwegian) Józefa, Józefina(Polish) Josefa, Josefina(Portuguese) Jozefína(Slovak) Jožefa(Slovene) José, Josefa, Josefina(Spanish) Josefin, Josefina, Josefine(Swedish)

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Entry updated April 16, 2019