Josefina

Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish feminine form of Joseph, Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Josefina Origin and Meaning

The name Josefina is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

Sweet and bright international form of Josephine, used in many European countries with various pronunciations of the initial J. A notable bearer is Josefina "Joey" Guerrero, a Filipina spy during World War II.

Josefina Rank in US Top 1000

# 967 in the US

Popularity of the name Josefina

• 361 Mexico 2021
• 42 Chile 2021

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Famous People Named Josefina

• Josefina Eugenia Vazquez Mota Mexican politician and presidential candidate
• Josefina Pla Spanish poet
• Josefina de Vasconcellos Brazilian,British sculptor
• (María) Josefina Sruoga Argentine Olympic field hockey player
• Josefina Maria Niggli Mexican,American playwright and novelist
• Josefina López American playwright
• Josefina Molina Spanish film director

The name Josefina in Pop Culture

• (Maria) Josefina Montoya character in the American Girl doll series
• Josefina LaCosta character in the Richard Sharpe series of novels by Bernard Cornwell.
• Josefina Gil Harris' fake girlfriend in movie "The New Guy"
• Josefina Menendez character in video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II"
• Josefina Calderon character in J.K. Rowling's "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"
• Josefina character in Pam Munoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising"