Josephine - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity
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. Empress Josphine du Beauharnais was born Marie-Josephe-Rose, but called Josephine by her husband, Napolean