Josefina
Pronunciation: joh-seh-FEE-nə, ho-say-FEE-nə (key)
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Origin of the name Josefina:
A diminutive form of Josefa, a feminine form of Joseph, an Ecclesiastic Late Latin form of the Greek Iōsēph, which is from the Hebrew Yosef, a derivative of yōsēf (may he add, God shall add).
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Chepa, Chepina, Jo, Josie, Pepa, Pina
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