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Baby Name Josephine |
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| Meaning of Josephine - What does the name Josephine means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| zho-zeh-feen |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
French |
| Name Meaning: |
Variant of Josephe (may he add) formed by the addition of the hypocoristic suffix 4ne. The name was most famously borne by the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Empress Josephine (1763-1814). She was previously married to vicomte Alexandre de Beauharnais, a French Army officer who was guillotined. For five years Josephine presided over a glittering court until Napoleon had the marriage annulled because she had not provided him with a child |
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English, French, Irish |
| Pet forms: | Fifi, Fifine, Josette |
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