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. Here’s a look inside her new daily life 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.
Empress Josephine bust portrait by Henri Francois Riesener 1806
Josephine is of hebrew origin, the feminine form of joseph, derived from yosef
