Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

josephine

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: josephine
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

adj

Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Example Sentences

""I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?”"
"I'm going to call him Joseph or Josephine if it's a girl. Why? Because it's a strong name, Joe, Joseph."
"In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate."

Etymology

From French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph. By surface analysis, Joseph + -ine. Popularized in English by Josephine Bonaparte, the empress of Napoleonic France.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Joséphine

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/

Inflected Forms

Jo (alternative) Joe (alternative)

Derived Forms

Josephinism

Phrases

Josephine County

Questions

How do you pronounce josephine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/.
What does josephine mean?: A female given name from French.
Where does josephine come from?: It is traced to French.

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