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Josphine
How to Pronounce Josphine
Pronounced JOH-suh-feen /ˈdʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/Low
Meaning: Josphine is a variant spelling of Josephine that drops one 'e.' Josephine is the French feminine of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef, meaning 'he will add' or 'God shall add,' a name of increase and blessing. The Josphine spelling most often reflects how the name was recorded rather than a separate name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Josphine is a spelling of Josephine with one 'e' left out, a form that often arose in the way names were written down. Josephine is the elegant French feminine of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add,' understood as God adding blessings or children. The meaning stays fully with the parent name.
Josphine was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak around 1918, a minor spelling beside the well-loved Josephine. A woman named Josphine then would be past a hundred now.
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What does the name Josphine mean?
As a spelling of Josephine it is the feminine of Joseph, from the Hebrew for 'he will add' or 'God shall add.'
How do you pronounce Josphine?
It is said JOH-suh-feen /ˈdʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Josphine a boy or girl name?
Josphine is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Josphine?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-tens.