Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Fina
“God will add”·“God shall add”·“vine”
Fina is a feminine form of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family. Fina is a variant of Fíona. One interpretation is “vine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Fina carries the interpretation “God will add.” Fina is a feminine form of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family. Fina is a variant of Fíona. One interpretation is “vine.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In Irish use, Fina is used as a form of Gaelic. In English use, Fina is used as a shortened form of Seraphina. Fina is a feminine form of Joseph. The shared background comes through Joseph: The English and French name continues the biblical Hebrew form Yosef. The idea of adding is part of the name’s original family context, rather than a later personality interpretation.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Fina is a feminine form of Joseph. The history of Joseph gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Joseph is Jacob’s son who is taken to Egypt and later reconciled with his brothers. In the New Testament, Joseph is also the husband of Mary, giving the name a distinct place in Christian tradition.
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Fina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 283
- 0 boys · 283 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 567 as a first name in 2020; 667 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fina’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Fina is a diminutive of JOSEFINA. Fina is a feminine form of Joseph. Fina has a related form in Feana.
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Around the world
Fina has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Seraphinafull form
- Josefinafull form · Spanish, German
- Feinavariant
- Fienavariant
- Feanavariant
- Finivariant
- Fifnevariant
- Fifnavariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fina
- Fina TorresVenezuelan film directorborn 1951
- Fina García MarruzCuban writer (1923–2022)
- Fina Miralles NobellCatalan artist (born 1950)
- Fina CasalderreySpanish writerborn 1951
- Fina BirulésPhilosopher from Spainborn 1956
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