Josefa

Czech:

Josefa

Hungarian:

Polish:

Józefa

German:

Josepha

Spanish:

Josefa

French:

Joséphine

Italian:

Giuseppa

Giuseppina

Portuguese:

Josefa

Other world variants:

Juzefa

Josefína

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Opposite gender version:

Boy's name: JosefBoy's name: JoséBoy's name: José

Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis

Linguistic explanation and meaning

Means "God shall add" or "may the Lord increase".

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Ženská podoba mena Josef, ktoré prostredníctvom latinského Ioseph a gréckeho Ióséf pochádza z hebrejského mena Jóséf (יוֹסֵף). Meno súvisí so slovesom jāsaf (יָסַף) vo význame „pridať, rozmnožiť“ a vykladá sa ako „Boh pridá“ alebo „nech Hospodin pridá“. Podoba Josefa je v slovenčine cudzou, najmä českou a španielskou pravopisnou obdobou domáceho mena Jozefa.

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Name variants

International equivalents and translations

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English:

Josephine

Slovak:

Czech:

Josefa

Hungarian:

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Polish:

Józefa

German:

Josepha

Spanish:

Josefa

French:

Joséphine

Italian:

Giuseppa

Giuseppina

Portuguese:

Josefa

Other world variants:

Juzefa

Josefína

International Traveler Index

How easily Josefa is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)

Degree of global adaptability100 %

Passport & airline ticket spelling:

JOSEFA

100% identical to original form

Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling

World languages:

16 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky

Travel strengths of this name

•Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
•Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
•Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

19 March

Austrian Calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:[ˈjɔsɛfa]

V slovenčine sa vyslovuje so spoluhláskou s: [josefa].

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use

Syllable count: 3

1. Nominative:Who, what?

Josefa

2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?

Josefy

3. Dative:To whom, to what?

Josefe

4. Accusative:Whom, what?

Josefu

5. Vocative (address):Direct address

Josefa

6. Locative:About whom, about what?

Josefe

7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?

Josefou

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames

Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:

JosefkaJosefičkaJozefkaJozka

Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions

Dear Ms. Josefa

Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends

Josefa! Josefka! Josefička!

Notable figures named Josefa

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

Person type

Josefa de Óbidos

1630 – 1684Historical Figure

Portuguese and Spanish artist (1630-1684)

Josefa Idemová

born 1964Notable Figure

German-born Italian canoeist and politician

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

1768 – 1829Historical Figure

Mexican insurgent (1768–1829)

Josefa de Tudó, 1st Countess of Castillo Fiel

1779 – 1869Historical Figure

Spanish noble

Josefa Llanes Escoda

1898 – 1945Historical Figure

Filipino heroine and suffragist (1898–1945)

Josefa zu Fürstenberg-Weitra

1776 – 1848Historical Figure

Princess Consort of Liechtenstein (1776-1848)

Josefa Celsa Señaris

born 1965Notable Figure

Venezuelan herpetologist

Josefa Masegosa Gallego

born 1957Notable Figure

Spanish astronomer and scientific researcher

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