Josiane is a feminine name of Hebrew origin. It's a derivation of the name
Joseph
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...
. It was first officially recorded in France, in 1909.
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List of people with the given name
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Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Career
One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...
(born 1950), French actress, writer and director
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Josiane Corneloup
Josiane Corneloup (; born 30 September 1959) is a French pharmacist and politician of The Republicans (LR) who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire department in the National Assembly since the 2017 legislative electio ...
(born 1959), French politician
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Josiane Nunes
Josiane Nunes (born December 23, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA fighter since 2013, she has competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions.
Mixed martial ...
(born 1993), Brazilian mixed martial artist
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Josiane Shen
Josiane Shen is a Luxembourgers, Luxembourgish former television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in .
Career
Having earned a degree in journalism, Shen spent her entire career as a television presenter wit ...
, Luxembourgish television presenter
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Josiane Stoléru
Josiane Stoléru is a French film, television and theatre actress.
Stoléru was born and raised in Lyon, France. Her cousin was the late French politician Lionel Stoléru.
She is married to fellow actor Patrick Chesnais, and their daughter Émil ...
, French actress
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Josiane Tito
Josiane da Silva Tito (born August 8, 1979, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sprinter and middle-distance runner.
Career
She set a personal best time of 2:01.28 for the 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games, coincidentally in her home city. ...
(born 1979), Brazilian sprinter
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Josie (name) Josie () is a diminutive of the female given name Josephine. People
* Josie, a ring name of professional wrestler Sojournor Bolt (born 1977)
* Josie Agius (1934–2015), aka "Aunty Josie", Aboriginal Australian educator and health worker
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Josiah (given name)
Josiah () is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew ''Yoshi-yahu'' (, "Yahweh has healed".
Josiah was a King of Judah in the Bible. The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.
Josiah was among the fiv ...
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