Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. PO-zee  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Josephine. It can also be inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers.

Related Names

VariantsJo, Joetta, Joey, Josie, Posie
Other Languages & CulturesJosipa, Jozefina, Finka(Croatian) Josefína(Czech) Josefine(Danish) Josefien, Josephine, Fieke, Fien, Fiene, Jozefien, Pien(Dutch) Josefiina, Iina(Finnish) Josée, Josèphe, Joséphine, Fifi, Josette, Josiane(French) Josefine, Josephine(German) Jozefa(Hungarian) Giuseppa, Giosetta(Italian) Josefine(Norwegian) Józefa, Józefina(Polish) Josefa, Josefina(Portuguese) Jozefína(Slovak) Jožefa(Slovene) José, Josefa, Josefina(Spanish) Josefin, Josefina, Josefine(Swedish)

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Entry updated July 2, 2008