Jehovah increases
Giuseppina is the Italian feminine diminutive of Giuseppe, which is the Italian form of the Hebrew name Joseph. It carries the traditional meaning of 'God will add' or 'He will increase,' referring to the addition of a child. While common in Italy, it remains a rare and distinctive choice in the United States.
Less common today
Giuseppina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,082 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Italian resistance member during World War II
Nineteenth-century Italian operatic soprano and wife of Giuseppe Verdi
Italian ballerina who created the role of Swanilda in Coppélia
