| Pronunciation | Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Name day | March 19 |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Italy |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Pino, Beppe, Peppino |
| Related names | Joseph, Joe (given name), Giuseppina (given name) |
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.[1] The feminine form of the name is Giuseppina.
People with the given name
Artists and musicians
- Giuseppe Aldrovandini (1671–1707), Italian composer
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527–1593), Italian painter
- Giuseppe Belli (singer) (1732–1760), Italian castrato singer
- Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791–1863), Italian poet
- Giuseppe Castiglione (1829–1908), Italian painter
- Giuseppe Giordani (1751–1798), Italian composer, mainly of opera
- Giuseppe Ottaviani (born 1978), Italian musician and disc jockey
- Giuseppe Psaila (1891–1960), Maltese Art Nouveau architect
- Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750), Italian composer and oboist
- Giuseppe Sanmartino or Sammartino (1720–1793), Italian sculptor
- Giuseppe Santomaso (1907–1990), Italian painter
- Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770), Venetian composer and violinist
- Giuseppe Tornatore (born 1956), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Giuseppe Valenti (19th century), Italian sculptor
- Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), Italian opera composer
Politicians
- Giuseppe Bastianini (1899–1961), Italian politician and diplomat
- Giuseppe Belluzzo (1876–1952), Italian scholar and politician
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768–1844), elder brother of Napoleon, King of Naples (1806–1808) and then King of Spain (1808-1813)
- Giuseppe Castiglione (politician) (born 1963), Italian politician
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), Italian general, politician and nationalist
- Giuseppe Gorla (1895–1979), Italian engineer and politician
- Giuseppe Guarino (1922–2020), Italian scholar and politician
- Giuseppe L'Abbate (born 1985), Italian politician
- Giuseppe Lupis (1896–1979), Italian journalist and politician
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872), Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy
- Giuseppe Medici (1907–2000), Italian politician and economist
- Giuseppe Micheli (1874–1948), Italian politician
- Giuseppe Moles (born 1967), Italian politician
- Giuseppe Tatarella (1935–1999), Italian politician
- Giuseppe Trabucchi (1904–1975), Italian lawyer and politician
- Giuseppe Zamberletti (1933–2019), Italian politician
Sportsmen
- Giuseppe Baresi (born 1958), Italian football manager and former player
- Giuseppe Bazzeghin (1897–1945), Italian footballer
- Giuseppe Bergomi (born 1963), Italian retired footballer
- Giuseppe Coverlizza (1914–1945), Italian footballer
- Giuseppe Farina (1906-1966), Italian racing driver and first official Formula One World Champion (1950)
- Giuseppe Favalli (born 1972), Italian former footballer
- Giuseppe Meazza (1910–1979), Italian football manager and player
- Giuseppe Micheli, Italian modern pentathlete
- Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete) (1916–2020), Italian athlete
- Giuseppe Papadopulo (born 1948), Italian football manager and player
- Giuseppe Signori (born 1968), Italian retired footballer
Others
- Giuseppe Balsamo (1743–1795), real name of occultist Alessandro Cagliostro
- Giuseppe Bertello (born 1942), Italian Catholic prelate and cardinal
- Giuseppe Botero (1815–1885), Italian writer and educator
- Giuseppe Baudoin (1843–1896), Italian major
- Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit painter) (1688–1766), Italian Jesuit Brother, missionary and court painter in China
- Giuseppe Colombo (1920–1984), Italian scientist
- Giuseppe Marco Fieschi (1790–1836), chief conspirator in an attempt on the life of King Louis-Philippe of France
- Giuseppe Frazzetto (born 1955), art critic, philosopher and Professor of History of Art
- Giuseppe Gené (1800–1847), Italian naturalist and author
- Giuseppe Greco (1952–1985), Italian mobster and hitman
- Giuseppe Guarneri (1698–1744), Italian luthier
- Joe Masseria (1886–1931), Italian-born American mob boss
- Giuseppe Morello (1867–1930), Italian-born American mob boss
- Giuseppe Moscati (1880–1927), Italian doctor, scientific researcher, university professor and Catholic saint
- Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932), Italian mathematician
- Giuseppe Pennella (1864–1925), Italian general
- Joseph Petrosino (1860–1909), New York City police officer and pioneer in the fight against organized crime
- Giuseppe Piazzi (1746–1826), Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer
- Joe Profaci (1897–1962), born Giuseppe Profaci, Italian-American mob boss, longtime head of one of New York City's Five Families
- Giuseppe Siri (1906–1989), Italian Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Genoa
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957), Italian writer and last Prince of Lampedusa
- Giuseppe Zangara (1900–1933), Italian immigrant to the United States who attempted to assassinate then-President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
See also
- Giuseppe, a character in the animated series Adventure Time
- Beppe, Bepi and Beppo, diminutive forms of Giuseppe
- Di Giuseppe, an Italian surname meaning "son of Giuseppe"
References
- ↑ "Names distinctive to Italy". mondonomo.ai. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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