Giuseppina

jyoo-sep-PEE-nah
Italian, feminine variation of Giuseppe
"Jehovah increases"

Giuseppina Origin and Meaning

The name Giuseppina is a girl's name of Italian origin.

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