Josie (meaning and origin)

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Josie

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Meaning and origin
Josie is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `God Will Increase`.

Where is it used?
The name Josie is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Josephine, used in English.

See also
In French: Jos�phine (F)
In English: Posy (F)
In English: Posie (F)

Extra information:
From Old English.

What Josie`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Josie:
josie name is sweet & delicious.
The worst thing about the name:
sometimes people thought of a boy name.
If my name wasn`t Josie....:
j_ryl
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Josie:
It's unique, short, and cute! I haven't know a lot of Josies.
The worst thing about the name:
There isn't a lot of nicknames because the name is already a nickname and the name is short. The other names people come up with: Jose, Rosie Josie, Jojo, J, and Josie and the Pussycats.
If my name wasn`t Josie....:
It would probably be Josselyn and that wouldn't fit me as much as Josie.
Extra information:
I love my name! It's so sweet, nice, and short...like me xD The only negative is if people want to insult me or be rude to me, they call me Jose.
The best thing about the name Josie:
I haven't found too many other Josie's. The ones I have met are a lot older than myself (24)
The worst thing about the name:
The other names people come up with... Jose, Nosey Josie, Josie and the Pussycats, etc.
If my name wasn`t Josie....:
I don't know...
Extra information:
As much as I didn't like it when I was younger, I love it now!

More `Josie` links
Josie as abbreviation
Actors named Josie
Josie in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Josie

Josie appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 299. In the last 128 years Josie has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 1880 was a `top year` for the name Josie. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #116. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	299
2006	293
2005	316
2004	324
2003	305
2002	281
2001	282
2000	327
1999	340
1998	360
1997	367
1996	340
1995	362
1994	440
1993	586
1992	620
1991	637
1990	619
1980	664
1970	816
1960	562
1950	522
1940	351
1930	355
1920	313
1910	242
1900	193
1890	146
1880	116