Josephine (given name)

Josephine is a female given name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine. This is the feminine form of the name Joseph, which is taken from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning Jehovah increases.

Variations

It was originally a diminutive form of the French name Joséphe, and eventually became the standard form in the 19th century, replacing Joséphe, which eventually became a very rare name. Josephine is now the 260th most popular name in the USA. Diminutive forms of this name include Fifi, Jo, Josie, Joetta and Jojo, an Irish version "Seosaimhín", the Spanish version "Josefina" or Josephina and the Greek version Iosiphina (Greek: Ιωσηφίνα). Also spelled Yosefina and Gosefine. The Swedish version is Josefine.

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Joséphine (2013 film)

Joséphine is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Agnès Obadia. The story is adapted from the same-named french comic by Pénélope Bagieu. A sequel, Joséphine s'arrondit, has been released on February 10, 2016.

Plot

Josephine, 30, is single, lives with her cat Brad Pitt and looking for the man of her dreams. During a family meal, her younger sister, Diane, who perfect in every way, announces her future marriage: this is the straw that breaks the camel's back for Josephine, who has not got a man in her life. Jealous, she claims she is getting married to a Brazilian surgeon named Marcelo and is going to live with him in his country. Josephine lies then start to spiral, producing life changing outcomes.

Alexandra, the head of his company's human resources, overhears a conversation between Josephine and her friend Chloe and, having been hired to drive a wave of layoffs, jumps at the chance to fire Josephine. Josephine's friends club together to buy her a plane ticket to Brazil. Just before the plane's departure, Josephine suffers a panic attack and taken to hospital, unbeknownst to her friends and family, whilst her luggage flies to Brazil.