Definition of "Josephine"

"I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?”

1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 3, in Little Women

I'm going to call him Josephor Josephine if it's a girl.Why?Because it's a strong name,Joe, Joseph.

1998, Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, page 86

In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate.

2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 266