Josie
Meaning of Josie
Josie, pronounced JOH-zee, began as the brisk pet form of Josephine—the French feminine variant of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef, “he will add”—and has since earned full legal standing on English-language birth certificates. Early American records show Josie bustling near the front of the classroom in the late 19th century, idling through much of the mid-20th, and then revving back to rank 88 by 2024, a climb that signals renewed affection for names that feel both vintage and unfussy. Cultural references are pleasantly varied: the comic-book rocker Josie of “Josie and the Pussycats,” British author Josie Silver, and actress Josie Totah all lend the name a low-key, creative stripe without pushing it into celebrity-only territory. Phonetically straightforward, the two-syllable rhythm proves friendly to playground introductions and passport kiosks alike, and its deft balance of sweetness and spunk allows parents to sidestep the formal Josephine while retaining its meaning. True to its roots, Josie demonstrates that—even in miniature—some names have a knack for adding just enough.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as JOH-zee (/ˈdʒəʊzi/)
American English
- Pronunced as JOH-zee (/ˈdʒoʊzi/)
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Notable People Named Josie
| Josie Rourke is an English theatre and film director, vice president of the London Library and former Donmar Warehouse artistic director who made her feature film debut with the Academy Award and BAFTA nominated Mary Queen of Scots in 2018. |
| Josie Sadler was a leading American stage comedienne famed for German dialect routines who made early recordings and Vitagraph silent films before leaving show business to run the electrical research business of her late husband. |
| Josie Duffy Rice is an American writer and political commentator who led The Appeal and cohosted Justice in America, with work cited by The New York Times. |
| Josie Totah is an American actress known for the Disney Channel series Jessie, the film Other People, the NBC comedy Champions, and playing Lexi in the Saved by the Bell revival. |
| Josie Osborne is a Canadian BC NDP politician elected in 2020 to represent Mid Island Pacific Rim and now serving as British Columbia Minister of Health. |
| Josie Rebecca Davis is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for playing Sarah Powell on the sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990. |
| Josie Bennett was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame as part of its first class in 1979. |
| Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred trainer who in 2006 became the first woman to win the Queen's Plate and later added more Queen's Plates plus the Prince of Wales and Breeders' Stakes. |
| Josie Pujol was a Cuban violinist who toured Cuba, Canada and the United States in her youth. |
| Josie Stevens is an American model, stylist, TV host, and fashion designer who starred with her husband guitarist Steve Stevens in the 2010 reality series Married to Rock. |
| Josie Tamate - Josie M. Tamate is a Niuean civil servant and former natural resources chief who in 2022 became the first Polynesian to chair the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. |
| Josie Muscat is a Maltese politician and medical doctor who served as a Nationalist MP from 1966 to 1987, later as an independent local councillor in Marsascala from 2006 to 2009, and cofounded Azzjoni Nazzjonali in 2007. |
| British cyclist Josie Nelson rides for the Dutch Women's World Tour team Picnic PostNL and represented Team England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. |
| Josie Morrison is a Canadian speed skater. |
| Josie Simpson is an Australian cyclocross rider who represented her country in the elite women's event at the 2016 UCI Cyclocross World Championships. |
