The first name Josèphe

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About the first name Josèphe

Meaning

The name Josèphe is a form related to Joseph and shares its traditional meaning: “he will add” or “God will add”.

Historical origin

Josèphe belongs to the same name family as Joseph. The name Joseph comes from the Hebrew Yôsef, a biblical name spread in Europe through Jewish and Christian traditions.

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Josèphe also appears in several compound names in French-speaking tradition, including Josèphe-Marie, Marie-Josèphe. Form variants are common in older sources.

Pronunciation:jo-sèfʒoz.ɛf

Frequency of the first name Josèphe by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Josèphe by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JosèpheLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Josèphe in baptisms by year.50037525012501685172217591796183318701685–1689 4 baptisms1690–1694 12 baptisms1695–1699 40 baptisms1700–1704 64 baptisms1705–1709 56 baptisms1710–1714 64 baptisms1715–1719 60 baptisms1720–1724 68 baptisms1725–1729 72 baptisms1730–1734 60 baptisms1735–1739 52 baptisms1740–1744 76 baptisms1745–1749 72 baptisms1750–1754 128 baptisms1755–1759 176 baptisms1760–1764 236 baptisms1765–1769 248 baptisms1770–1774 304 baptisms1775–1779 224 baptisms1780–1784 404 baptisms1785–1789 304 baptisms1790–1794 368 baptisms1795–1799 296 baptisms1800–1804 208 baptisms1805–1809 112 baptisms1810–1814 124 baptisms1815–1819 192 baptisms1820–1824 80 baptisms1825–1829 4 baptisms1830–1834 20 baptisms1835–1839 4 baptisms1840–1844 4 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1870–1874 8 baptisms

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