Giuseppina

Girl · Hebrew, through Italian

Giuseppina

Say it: joo-zep-PEE-nah

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Meaning

A feminine diminutive of Giuseppe (Joseph), from Hebrew Yosef 'he will add'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

763 babies given this name since 1908
At its height in 1975, about 1 in 39,400 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

English	Josephine
French	Joséphine

Famous bearers

Giuseppina Strepponi, soprano and wife of Verdi

Names worth a look

EuphemiaGirlGreek euphēmia, 'good speech, good repute'.Early Medieval · forgotten

HyacinthGirl or boyFrom Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Middle Ages · forgotten

ClotildeGirlFrom Germanic hlod 'fame' and hild 'battle'.Early Medieval · peak 1885 · forgotten

RufinaGirlFeminine of Rufinus, from Rufus 'red, red-haired'.Rome · peak 1910 · forgotten

AgataGirlFrom Greek agathe 'good'.Middle Ages

MargheritaGirlFrom Greek margarites 'pearl'.Middle Ages · peak 1898

JasperBoyFrom Gaspar, the name tradition gave to one of the Magi; its origin is uncertain, often linked to a Persian word for…Middle Ages · peak 2019

GiuseppeBoyFrom Hebrew Yosef 'he will add'.Renaissance · peak 1975

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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