Details for the forename Josefa

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Josefa (female)


Variants:	Józefa (F)
Pet Name(s):	Pepa (F) Pepita (F)
Derivative(s):	Maripepa (F)
Masculine form:	José (M) Josef (M) Joseph (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Joseph [q.v.] from Hebrew "Jehovah gives children". Pepa and Pepita are Spanish pet names.