Baby name

FADING UNISEX · BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
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Josilene

/zhoo · zee · LEH · neh/


“Unknown”

Brazilian Portuguese feminine elaboration combining José elements with the -lene suffix; a name with strong mid-century Brazilian regional character.

jo · lene

warmelegant

How it ages.

Dated within Brazil itself; associated with the mid-20th century generation.

The cultural moment.

Used in Brazil particularly from the 1950s to 1980s; declining among younger cohorts.