Josefiina

Josefiina is the Finnish feminine form of the name Josef, which derives from the Hebrew Yosef, meaning he will add or God will increase. The name entered Finnish usage as an adaptation of the broader European feminine form Josephine, itself popularized by Napoleon Bonaparte's empress Joséphine de Beauharnais in the early nineteenth century. Related forms include Josephine in English and French, Josefina in Spanish and Scandinavian languages, and the masculine Josef and Joosef in Finnish tradition.