MEANING & HISTORY
What does Josefina Patricia mean?
Josefina Patricia combines the names Josefina and Patricia. Josefina is a feminine form corresponding to José and Joseph in Spanish and other Romance naming traditions. The older Hebrew Yosef is conventionally understood as God will add.
The feminine ending adapts an established personal name. Josefina belongs with Josephine in the same historical family, with different language spellings. Patricia is the feminine counterpart of Latin Patricius, the source of Patrick.
Its root refers to a patrician or member of the noble class in Roman society. Medieval Latin records contain Patricia, although its later everyday use as a woman’s name followed a different chronology from Patrick.
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Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate record · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Josefina (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Joseph (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Patricia (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Patricius (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Patrick (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Josefina (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Patricia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Patricia (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)