Giuseppina

jyoo-sep-PEE-nah

Italian feminine variation of Joseph, Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Giuseppina Origin and Meaning

The name Giuseppina is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

One case where the English version -- Josephine -- is far preferable.

Famous People Named Giuseppina

• (Clelia Maria Josepha) Giuseppina Strepponi Italian operatic soprano; second wife of composer Giuseppe Verdi
• Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone Italian Olympic sprinter
• Giuseppina Cirulli Italian Olympic hurdler
• (Alessandra) Giuseppina Grassi (Herrera) Mexican cyclist
• Giuseppina Bozzacchi Italian ballerina who created the role of Swanhilda in Léo Delibes' "Coppélia"
• Giuseppina Pasqua Italian operatic mezzo,soprano
• Giuseppina Maria Camilla Grassini Italian operatic contralto; mistress of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington
• Giuseppina Brambilla Italian operatic contralto; sister of singers Marietta and Teresa Brambilla
• Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis Italian operatic soprano