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Josée (female)

Variants:Josèphe (F) Josephine (F) Józefa (F)
Derivative(s):Josiane (F)
Masculine form:Joseph (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

French feminine form of Joseph [q.v.], from Hebrew "Jehovah gives children". Josée can also be found in Spanish compound female names, e.g. Marie-Josée.
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