Josephina

Where Josephina comes from

Latinate variant of Josephine. By surface analysis, Joseph + -ina.
— Wiktionary's entry for Josephina
  • Hebrew
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,634 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2025
    Peak, #1,733
    117 babies named Josephina — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes

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