Meaning & Origin
A municipality of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
Josefina is a girl's and boy's baby name of Spanish origin, the Spanish form of Josephine, from the Hebrew Yosef, meaning 'God will add' or 'God will increase.' The most famous bearer is Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's first wife, who made this name synonymous with French imperial elegance.
With nearly 14,000 U.S. births, Josefina is deeply embedded in Latin American Catholic culture — honoring Saint Joseph while carrying the feminine grace of the Spanish -ina ending in a name of genuine historical grandeur.