"Josephine" meaning in English

See Josephine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ [UK], /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn/ [UK]
Etymology: From Joseph + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Joseph|ine}} Joseph + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Josephine (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: Josephinism
    Sense id: en-Josephine-en-adj--mTDig-C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Jo, Joe
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zə.fiːn/ [General-American]
Etymology: From French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph. Popularized in English by Josephine Bonaparte, the empress of Napoleonic France. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Joséphine}} French Joséphine, {{m|fr|Josèphe}} Josèphe, {{m|fr|Joseph}} Joseph Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Josephine
  1. A female given name from French Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: Josephine County Translations (feminine form of Joseph): Jozefinë (Albanian), Josefine (Danish), Josephine (Danish), Josefiina (Finnish), Joséphine (French), Xosefa (Galician), Xosefina (Galician), Josefine (German), Josephine (German), Jósefína [feminine] (Icelandic), Seosaimhín (Irish), Giuseppina (Italian), Josefine (Norwegian), Józefina [feminine] (Polish), Josefina [feminine] (Portuguese), Жозефи́на (Žozɛfína) (english: cognate) [feminine] (Russian), Джо́зефин (Džózɛfin) [feminine, transliteration] (Russian), Jozefína [feminine] (Slovak), Josefa (Spanish), Josefina (Spanish), Josefin (Swedish), Josefina (Swedish), Josefine (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Josephine-en-name-BkX9-H03
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Jo, Joe
Etymology number: 1

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