Given name & surname
Zeferino
“of the west wind”
Zeferino is a variant of Zefirino. In Greek use, Zefirino carries the interpretation “of the west wind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zeferino is a variant of Zefirino. In Greek use, Zefirino carries the interpretation “of the west wind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zeferino connects to the Zephyr name family through Zefirino. An origin associated with Zephyr is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zeferino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 330
- 330 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 14 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 boys is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,516 as a first name in 2020; 713 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.
Zeferino’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Zeferino has a related form in CEFERINO. Zeferino has a related form in Zefirino.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zeferino
- Zeferino González y Díaz TuñónSpanish cardinal (1831–1894)1821–1894
- Zeferino Zeca Martinsarchbishopborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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