Josephine (first name)
Josephine is a feminine given name .
Origin and meaning
Josephine is the extension of the feminine given name Josefa, the feminine form of the male given name Josef - (Hebrew ) and means: God adds / may increase
Name days
- October 26 ( Josephine Leroux )
- February 8 ( Josefine Bakhita )
- March 19 ( Joseph of Nazareth )
variants
Josefin, Josefina, Josefine, Joséfine, Josephina, Joséphine; also: Fina, Fini, Finja, Finnja, Josi, Josie , Josy, Josey, Jo, Finette, Finne, Fine, Josette, Josianne, Josina, Josl, Pepi, Phini, Jossica, Finchen, Jozefína, Josáe (Slovak), Fifi (French), Joe, Yosephine, Phine, Jojo, Jozefin, Jozephin, Josephin, Jose, Finika
Well-known namesake
- Josephine Angelini (* 1975), American author
- Josephine von Baden (1813–1900), Princess of Baden
- Josephine of Belgium (1872–1958), Princess of Belgium and, by marriage, Princess of Hohenzollern
- Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American-French dancer
- Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763–1814), first wife of Napoleon
- Joséphine de Beauharnais the Younger (1807–1876), Queen of Sweden and Norway
- Josephine Brandell (1891–1977), English opera singer and actress
- Josephine Brunsvik (1779–1821), Hungarian countess and alleged lover of Beethoven
- Josephine Butler (1828–1906), British feminist
- Josephine Byrnes (* 1966), American-Australian actress
- Josephine Cochrane (1839–1913) American inventor
- Josephine Chaplin (* 1949) American actress and daughter of Charlie Chaplin
- Josephine Farrington , Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (1940-2018), British politician (Labor Party)
- Josephine Fock (* 1965), Danish politician
- Josephine Haas (1783–1846), German benefactress
- Josephine Henning (* 1989), German soccer player
- Josephine Hull (1877–1957), American actress
- Josephine Jacob (* 1981), German actress
- Josephine Caroline Lang (1815–1880), German song composer and singer of the Romantic era
- Josephine Levy-Rathenau (1877–1921), social worker and pioneer of the German women's movement
- Josephine McKim (1910–1992), American swimmer and actress
- Josephine Meckseper (* 1964) German conceptual artist
- Josephine Oniyama (* 19 ..), British soul singer
- Josephine Schlanke (* 1988), German soccer player
- Josephine Schmidt (* 1980), German actress
- Joséphine Serre (* 1982), French film and television actress
- Josephine Siebe (1870–1941), German editor and children's book author
- Josephine Tey (1896–1952), British crime writer
- Josephine Wessely (1860–1887), Austrian actress
- Josephine Witt (* 1993), German political activist
Josefina:
- Josefina Benedetti (* 1953), Venezuelan composer
- Josefina Halein (1904–1990) German politician (KPD)
- Josefina Lavalle (1924–2009), Mexican ballet dancer, choreographer and former ballet director
- Josefina Pla (1903–1999), writer and potter from Paraguay
- Josefina Rodríguez de Aldecoa (1926–2011), Spanish writer
- Josefina Vannini (1859–1911), Italian nun and founder of the order
- Josefina Vázquez Mota (* 1961), Mexican politician (PAN)
- Josefina Vidal (* 1961), Cuban diplomat
- Josefina Vilsmaier (* 1992), German actress
Josefine:
- Josefine von Artner (1869–1932), Austrian-German opera singer and singing teacher
- Josefine Bakhita (1869–1947), saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Josefine Cronholm (* 1971), Swedish singer of modern jazz
- Josefine Domes (* 1981), German musician and actress
- Josefine Dora (1867–1944), Austrian actress
- Josefine Gallmeyer (1838–1884), Austrian actress and theater director
- Josefine Hawelka (1913–2005), Austrian coffee house legend
- Josefine Klee-Helmdach (1903–1994), German radio editor, theater actress and speaker
- Josefine Kramer-Glöckner (1874–1954), Austrian folk actress and soubrette
- Josefine von Krepl , (* 1986), German fashion journalist and fashion designer
- Josefine Preuss (* 1986), German actress
- Josefine Schalk (1850-1919), German painter
Josefin:
- Josefin Brink (* 1969), Swedish socialist politician
- Josefin Kipper (1928–1981), Austrian actress
- Josefin Lillhage (* 1980), Swedish swimmer
- Josefin Ljungman (* 1981), Swedish actress
- Josefin Pettersson (* 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
- Josefin Schneider (* 1997), German diver
Josephin:
- Josephin Busch (* 1986), German actress and singer
Fictional namesake
- Josefine Mutzenbacher , fictional character from the novel of the same name
- Josefine, mouse in Franz Kafka's story Josefine, the singer or the people of the mice
- Josefine, also Finchen, Schnecke in the TV series Sesame Street