Josephine
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈdʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/
- A female given name
- 1868 Louisa May Alcott: Little Women. Chapter 3:
- "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?”
- 1998 Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, ISBN 0702229849, page 86:
- I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph.
- 1868 Louisa May Alcott: Little Women. Chapter 3:
- French: Joséphine
- German: Josefine, Josephine
- Italian: Giuseppina
- Russian: Жозефи́на
- Spanish: Josefa, Josefina
- (British) IPA: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn/
Josephine (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 266:
- 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.
- 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 266:
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