Josie

/ˈdʒoʊzi/ noun

Definition

A female given name, often a nickname for Josephine or Josefina.

Etymology

A diminutive form of Josephine, which comes from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning 'God will increase.' Josie emerged as an independent nickname in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Josie became hugely popular partly through fictional characters and performers, showing how names spread through storytelling and media rather than just traditional family naming patterns.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጆሲ (Yōsī)
joh-see
ARالعربية
جوزي (Jūzī)
joo-zee
BNবাংলা
জোসি (Jōsi)
joh-see
CACatalà
Josie
hoh-zee
CSČeština
Josie
hoh-zee
DADansk
Josie
hoh-zee
DEDeutsch
Josie
hoh-zee
ELΕλληνικά
Josie
yo-zee
ESEspañol
Josie
ho-zee
FAفارسی
جوسی (Jōsī)
joh-see
FISuomi
Josie
hoh-zee
FRFrançais
Josie
zho-zee
GUGU
જોસી (Josī)
joh-see
HAHA
Jōsī
joh-see
HEעברית
ג'וזי (Jozi)
joh-zee
HIहिन्दी
जोसी (Josī)
joh-see
HUMagyar
Josie
hoh-zee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Josie
joh-zee
IGIG
Josie
joh-zee
ITItaliano
Josie
zoh-zee
JA日本語
ジョージー (Jōjī)
joh-jee
KKKK
Жози (Jōzi)
joh-zee
KMKM
ជូសី (Chūsi)
choo-see
KO한국어
조지 (Joji)
joh-jee
MRMR
जोसी (Josī)
joh-see
MSBahasa Melayu
Josie
joh-zee
MYမြန်မာ
ဇိုစီ (Zōsī)
joh-see
NLNederlands
Josie
hoh-zee
NONorsk
Josie
hoh-zee
PAPA
ਜੋਸੀ (Josī)
joh-see
PLPolski
Josie
hoh-zee
PTPortuguês
Josie
ho-zee
RORomână
Josie
hoh-zee
RUРусский
Джози (Jozi)
yo-zee
SVSvenska
Josie
hoh-zee
SWKiswahili
Josie
joh-zee
TAதமிழ்
ஜோசி (Jōsi)
joh-see
TEతెలుగు
జోసీ (Jōsī)
joh-see
THไทย
โจซี่ (Josi)
joh-see
TLTL
Josie
joh-zee
TRTürkçe
Josie
zoh-zee
UKУкраїнська
Джозі (Dzhozi)
joh-zee
URاردو
جوسی (Jōsī)
joh-see
VITiếng Việt
Josie
zoh-zee
YOYO
Jọ́sí
joh-see
ZH中文
乔西 (Qiáo xī)
chiao-shee
ZUZU
Josie
joh-zee

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