Gender Feminine
Usage Theatre, Literature
Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain, it could be related to the Latin vesperum meaning "evening" or the Latin and Italian vespa meaning "wasp". Vespina is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio"). Vespina is the maid's name in the original version of the opera, Callidia is the maid's name in the version of the opera that was performed in Naples.