76%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /fjam.ˈmɛt.ta/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Fiamma. This is the name of a character appearing in several works by the 14th-century Italian author Boccaccio. She was probably based on the Neapolitan noblewoman Maria d'Aquino. People think this name isRate·Details classic youthful formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories ballet, diminutives, ends in -etta, fire, literature, red, word names