The first name Joséphine

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About the first name Joséphine

Meaning

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

Historical origin

Joséphine 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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In archival records, Joséphine may coexist with Joseph or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:jo-sé-finʒozef.in

Frequency of the first name Joséphine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Joséphine 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 JoséphineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Joséphine in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001750179918481897194619951750–1754 3 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1785–1789 6 baptisms1790–1794 12 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1800–1804 15 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 21 baptisms1815–1819 30 baptisms1820–1824 96 baptisms1825–1829 150 baptisms1830–1834 204 baptisms1835–1839 273 baptisms1840–1844 348 baptisms1845–1849 447 baptisms1850–1854 639 baptisms1855–1859 762 baptisms1860–1864 711 baptisms1865–1869 666 baptisms1870–1874 531 baptisms1875–1879 516 baptisms1880–1884 369 baptisms1885–1889 288 baptisms1890–1894 180 baptisms1895–1899 123 baptisms1900–1904 90 baptisms1905–1909 54 baptisms1910–1914 48 baptisms1915–1919 27 baptisms1920–1924 9 baptisms1925–1929 12 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms

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