Josephine is the feminine form of joseph, a name ultimately derived from the hebrew yosef, meaning jehovah increases. in french, it has an accent over the first e, which was omitted in the english, german, and dutch translations of the name. Joséphine de beauharnais was the first wife of the emperor napoleon i and consequently the empress of the french from 1804 to 1809. Josephine is of hebrew origin, the feminine form of joseph, derived from yosef
Josephine De La Baume Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 held at the O2 Academy
Josephine is the feminine version of joseph and has its origins in the hebrew name yosef, which means “god shall grow” or “jehovah increases.” in french, the female version of joseph was josèphe, but it slowly lost popularity, and joséphine became more common.
