Giuseppina (given name)

Giuseppina
Pronunciation	Italian: [dʒuzepˈpiːna]
Gender	Female
Language	Italian
Origin
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Variant form	Giuseppa
Nicknames	Pina, Giusy, Giusi, Geppa, Geppina, Beppa, Beppina, Peppa, Peppina, Pinella, Pinetta, Pinuccia
Related names	Josie, Josephine, Giuseppe

Last updated February 11, 2026

Giuseppina is an Italian feminine given name. It is the Italian version of the English name Josephine. It has the alternative form Giuseppa and a number of hypocorisms.

People

Giuseppina

Giuseppina Aliverti (1894–1982), Italian geophysicist
Giuseppina Bersani (1949–2023), Italian fencer
Giuseppina Gabriela Bonino (1843–1906), Italian nun
Giuseppina Bozzacchi (1853–1870), Italian ballerina
Giuseppina Brambilla (1819–1903), Italian contralto
Giuseppina Catanea (1894–1948), Italian nun
Giuseppina Cattani (1859–1914), Italian microbiologist
Giuseppina Cirulli (born 1959), Italian hurdler
Giuseppina Cobelli (1898–1948), Italian soprano
Giuseppina d'Agostino, Canadian lawyer
Giuseppina Di Blasi (born 1979), Italian archer
Giuseppina Finzi-Magrini (1878–1944), Italian soprano
Giuseppina Gargano (1853–1939), Italian soprano
Giuseppina Grassi (born 1976), Mexican cyclist
Giuseppina Grassi (athlete) (born 1957), Sammarinese athlete
Giuseppina Grassini (1773–1850), Italian contralto
Giuseppina Huguet (1871–1951), Spanish soprano
Giuseppina Leone (born 1934), Italian athlete
Giuseppina Martinuzzi (1844–1925), Italian pedagogue, journalist, socialist and feminist
Giuseppina Masotti Biggiogero (1894–1977), Italian mathematician and historian
Giuseppina Macrì (born 1974), Italian judoka
Giuseppina Morlacchi (1846–1886), Italian-American ballerina
Giuseppina Nicoli (1863–1924), Italian nun
Giuseppina Occhionero (born 1978), Italian lawyer and politician
Giuseppina Osenga, Italian 19th-century painter
Giuseppina Pasqua (1855–1930), Italian opera singer
Giuseppina Pastori (1891–1983), Italian physician and biologist
Giuseppina Princi (born 1972), Italian politician
Giuseppina Quaglia Borghese (1764–1831), Italian painter and pastellist
Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis (1800–1853), Italian soprano
Giuseppina Strepponi (1815–1897), Italian soprano
Giuseppina Suriano (1915–1950), Italian Roman Catholic
Giuseppina Torello (1943–2024), Italian athlete
Giuseppina Tufano (born 1965), Italian basketball player
Giuseppina Tuissi (1923–1945), Italian resistance member
Giuseppina Vadalà (1824–1914), Italian revolutionary
Giuseppina Vitali (1845–1915), Italian soprano, composer and writer

Giuseppa

Giuseppa Barbapiccola (1702–1740), Italian natural philosopher
Giuseppa Bolognara Calcagno (1826–1884), Italian revolutionary
Giuseppa Scandola (1849–1903), Italian nun
Maria Giuseppa Robucci (1903–2019), Italian supercentenarian
Maria Giuseppa Rossello (1811–1880), Italian nun

Giusi

Giusi Malato (born 1971), Italian water polo player
Giusi Merli (born 1943), Italian actress
Giusi Nicolini (born 1961), Italian politician
Giusi Raspani Dandolo (1916–2000), Italian actress

Giusy

Giusy Buscemi (born 1993), Italian actress
Giusy Ferreri (born 1979) Italian singer and songwriter
Giusy Versace (born 1977), Italian Paralympic athlete
Giusy Vitale (born 1972), Italian Mafia boss