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Original poster

Girl version for Joseph

47 replies

Busted2006 · 12/08/2023 18:55

We want to use a girl version for Joseph as my DD middle name.

All I can think of is Josephine and Josie.

I don't love Josephine and Josie doesn't work with the 1st name we have chosen which is Rosa.

Help!!!

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DuchessOfSausage · 12/08/2023 21:58

Josephina or Mary?

Main article: Josephine (name)

Albanian: Jozefina, Zefina
Catalan: Josepa, Pepa, Peppa (shortened)
Cornish: Josepa
Croatian: Josipa, Josica, Jozica
Czech: Josefina, Josefa, Jozeva
Dutch: José, Josefien
English: Jo, Josephine, Joette, Posy, Posie
French: Joséphine
Friulian: Josefe, 'Sefe, Pine
Greek: Ιωσηφίνα (Iosiphina)
Hungarian: Jozefa, Jozefina, Józsa
Irish: Seosaimhín
Italian: Giuseppa, Giuseppina
Maltese: Ġuża, Ġużeppa
Norwegian: Josefine, Josephine
Polish: Józefina, Józefa, Józia (shortened)
Portuguese: Josefa, Josefina, José (mainly in the compound Maria José), Zezé (nickname)
Romansh: Giuseppa, Giuseppina
Samoan: Iosefina
Sardinian: Josepa, Zosepa, Zosepedda
Slovak: Jozefína, Jozefa
Spanish: Josefa, Josefina, Josefita
Swedish: Josefin, Josefine, Josephine
Yiddish: Jayzl, Yissl

Rosa Zefina sounds pretty

Sandysandwich · 12/08/2023 22:17

Joey
Josefin
Jo
Sephy
Joss

Choux · 12/08/2023 22:19

I think Rosa Joelle sounds nice and if the person you are honouring was sometimes known as Joe then it is clearly a feminine version of that.

continentallentil · 12/08/2023 23:03

Joanna - technically it’s a feminine of John not Joseph but doesn’t really matter

ImGoingThroughChanges · 12/08/2023 23:05

I love Josette

Yesabsolutely · 12/08/2023 23:07

Josephine / Josie

BigTedLittleTedCardboardBox · 13/08/2023 00:03

Effy?

caringcarer · 13/08/2023 00:45

Joline

MrsTerryPratchett · 13/08/2023 00:51

Joyce nn Jo

Long overdue a resurgence.

Lyxldu · 13/08/2023 00:51

Seraphine / Seraphina

ReluctantFishLady · 13/08/2023 00:58

Joanie

uncomfortablydumb53 · 13/08/2023 01:53

Rosa Jo sounds nice if you don't like the sound of Josephine

sashh · 13/08/2023 02:10

Josèphe?
Josefina?

Devilsmommy · 13/08/2023 02:13

Rosa Joely

Original poster

Busted2006 · 13/08/2023 03:57

Choux · 12/08/2023 22:19

I think Rosa Joelle sounds nice and if the person you are honouring was sometimes known as Joe then it is clearly a feminine version of that.

I thought of Joelle earlier.

I quite like this one, has a lovely meaning too

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TeenDivided · 13/08/2023 04:31

Joelle is a lovely name.
However if I was e.g. gran and you said it was after my dead husband Joseph I wouldn't see the connection.

So I still think do it properly or not at all (or keep the tenuous link to yourselves).

Caspianberg · 13/08/2023 06:16

Using the seph part,

Rosa Seraphine
Rosa Persephone

Rosa Jolie
Rosa Josepha

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 13/08/2023 06:17

Rosa Josephine is beautiful!

Treelines · 13/08/2023 06:19

Josette

Tiqtaq · 13/08/2023 08:08

You can use Joseph as it is
Rosa Joseph

Daisybuttercup12345 · 16/08/2023 23:51

Joanne
Joanna
Joelle
Jolie
Jordana
Jogia

RosaSkye · 19/08/2023 11:28

I absolutely LOVE the sound of Rosa Josephine but if you don't, I like the previous idea of -

Rosa Seraphine

Rosa as a first name is stunning!

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