Famous bearer French empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Josephine is a girl’s name of French and Hebrew origin. Meaning in French: May Jehovah add. Addition (to the family). A feminine form of Joseph. Meaning in Hebrew: May Jehovah add/give increase. Josephine is a feminine form of Joseph. Famous bearer: French empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. The name has 9 letters.
Increase; addition May Jehovah add/give increase. St Joseph of Arimathea undertook the burial of Jesus (in Holy Grail lore). In the bible Joseph was sold by his brothers into slavery and later rose to become a supreme power in Egypt. Also Jesus' legal father.