Name: Josefa
Gender: Female
Usage: Josefa, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Josefa are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Josefa across the world, see Joseph, Joséfa.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Josefa is: He will enlarge, God shall add.
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Numerology of the first name Josefa: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 2. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: cooperative, sensitive, adaptive, passive, diplomatic, peaceful, warm.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Diplomatic, Sensitive
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Josefa is ranked on the 2,346th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 162900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Josefa has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Josefa for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Josefa is 19 March.
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History and Origin
Josefa is a unisex given name, and may refer to:
- Infanta Francisca Josefa of Portugal (1699-1736), last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg
- Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain (1744-1801), Princess of Naples and Sicily
- María Josefa García Granados (1796-1848), Guatemalan writer
- María Josefa Lastiri (1792-1846), First Lady of the Federal Republic of Central America
- María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna (1752-1834), Spanish aristocrat
- María Luisa Josefa (1866-1937), Mexican Roman Catholic nun
- Josefa Acevedo de Gomez (1803-1861), Colombian novelist
- Josefa Bayeu (18th century), wife of Francisco Goya
- Josefa Berens-Totenohl (1891-1969), German writer
- Josefa de Godoy di Bassano, 2nd Viscountess of Rocafuerte (1834-1882), Spanish-Italian aristocrat
- Josefa de Óbidos (1630-1684), Spanish-Portuguese painter
- Josefa de Tudó, 1st Countess of Castillo Fiel (1779-1869), mistress of Manuel de Godoy
- Josefa Dimuri (21st century), Fijian politician
- Josefa Idem (born 1964), West German-Italian sprint canoeist
- Josefa Iloilo (born 1920), President of Fiji
- Josefa Köster (born 1918), West German sprint canoeist
- Josefa Lehmenkühler (21st century), German sprint canoeist
- Josefa Llanes Escoda (circa 1898-1945), National Executive of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
- Josefa Martín Luengo (1944-2009), Spanish educator
- Josefa Moe (1933-2006), American entertainer
- Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (1768-1829), supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
- Josefa Vosanibola (21st century), Fijian politician
Feminine form of Joseph, used in Spanish, Portuguese, the Scandinavian languages, and Czech.
Pet forms: Spanish: Pepa, Pepita.
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