[Opinions] Italian Names ...
I was looking through the Italian names, and found many that I like. I also included a few that are not Italian, but have crossed my mind recently.
Allegra
Antonia
Arabella
Aurelia
Bella
Caprice
Catarina (Katarina)
Clara
Claudia
Evelina
Fiorella
Franca
Francesca
Gemma
Giada
Gianna
Gina
Ilaria
Isabella
Lelia
Lina
Lucia
Milena
Mina
Piera
Renata
Rosella
Sabrina
Serafina (Seraphina)
Sonia (Sonja)
Valeria
Viola
Viviana
Aviva
Catalina
Jessenia
Lorna
Amadeo
Antonio
Arcangelo
Aurelio (Aurelius)
Dante
Darius
Gerardo (Gerard)
Giovanni
Leonardo
Leopoldo (Leopold)
Lorenzo
Luca (Luka)
Marco
Matteo
Nico
Vincente (Vincent)
Anatolius
Lucius
Rupert
CIARDA
Allegra
Antonia
Arabella
Aurelia
Bella
Caprice
Catarina (Katarina)
Clara
Claudia
Evelina
Fiorella
Franca
Francesca
Gemma
Giada
Gianna
Gina
Ilaria
Isabella
Lelia
Lina
Lucia
Milena
Mina
Piera
Renata
Rosella
Sabrina
Serafina (Seraphina)
Sonia (Sonja)
Valeria
Viola
Viviana
Aviva
Catalina
Jessenia
Lorna
Amadeo
Antonio
Arcangelo
Aurelio (Aurelius)
Dante
Darius
Gerardo (Gerard)
Giovanni
Leonardo
Leopoldo (Leopold)
Lorenzo
Luca (Luka)
Marco
Matteo
Nico
Vincente (Vincent)
Anatolius
Lucius
Rupert
This message was edited 5/24/2005, 12:09 PM
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I love Allegra, Its too bad its the name of a very popular allergy medication with very annoying commercials. I also like Arabella, Gemma, Lelia, Aviva, and Lorna for girls. For boys I like Lorenzo, Matteo and Lucius.
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I love the name Giovanni with the nickname "Gio"
Allegra-love, but reminds me of the stupid allergy medicine
Antonia-hate
Arabella-hate
Aurelia-okay
Bella-like
Caprice-no
Catarina (Katarina)-only like with a 'K'
Clara-love
Claudia-hate
Evelina-hate, love Eva/Eve
Fiorella-hate
Franca-hate
Francesca-nmsAA
Gemma-hate
Giada-hate
Gianna-hate
Gina-hate
Ilaria-NO
Isabella-LOVE, but soooo popular
Lelia-odd. I love Leila, though
Lina-no
Lucia-like as loo-SEE-uh, not loo-CHEE-uh
Milena-no
Mina-no
Piera-NO
Renata-NO
Rosella-NO
Sabrina-no, too teenage witch
Serafina (Seraphina)-okay, could grow on me
Sonia (Sonja)-hate
Valeria-hate
Viola-hate-it's an instrument!
Viviana-okay
Aviva-LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Catalina-okay
Jessenia-like pronounced jes-SEH-nee-uh
Lorna-no
Amadeo-hate
Antonio-no
Arcangelo-hate
Aurelio (Aurelius)-hate both
Dante-hate
Darius-hate
Gerardo (Gerard)-hate both
Giovanni-hate
Leonardo-hate, love Leo
Leopoldo (Leopold)-NO
Lorenzo-NO
Luca (Luka)-love
Marco-no
Matteo-no
Nico-hate
Vincente (Vincent)hate both
Anatolius-hate
Lucius-hate, too Harry Potter
Rupert-hate
Antonia-hate
Arabella-hate
Aurelia-okay
Bella-like
Caprice-no
Catarina (Katarina)-only like with a 'K'
Clara-love
Claudia-hate
Evelina-hate, love Eva/Eve
Fiorella-hate
Franca-hate
Francesca-nmsAA
Gemma-hate
Giada-hate
Gianna-hate
Gina-hate
Ilaria-NO
Isabella-LOVE, but soooo popular
Lelia-odd. I love Leila, though
Lina-no
Lucia-like as loo-SEE-uh, not loo-CHEE-uh
Milena-no
Mina-no
Piera-NO
Renata-NO
Rosella-NO
Sabrina-no, too teenage witch
Serafina (Seraphina)-okay, could grow on me
Sonia (Sonja)-hate
Valeria-hate
Viola-hate-it's an instrument!
Viviana-okay
Aviva-LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Catalina-okay
Jessenia-like pronounced jes-SEH-nee-uh
Lorna-no
Amadeo-hate
Antonio-no
Arcangelo-hate
Aurelio (Aurelius)-hate both
Dante-hate
Darius-hate
Gerardo (Gerard)-hate both
Giovanni-hate
Leonardo-hate, love Leo
Leopoldo (Leopold)-NO
Lorenzo-NO
Luca (Luka)-love
Marco-no
Matteo-no
Nico-hate
Vincente (Vincent)hate both
Anatolius-hate
Lucius-hate, too Harry Potter
Rupert-hate
I love your names. Actually a lot of the names you have listed are on our list of possibilities for our baby also. The * ones are the ones we also have on our list.
I LOVE:
*Arabella - I've had lots of negative responses on this name, I LOVE it though.
*Aurelia - Same as above lots of negative responses, mostly say it's too hard to spell. :P
Caprice
*Francesca
*Gianna - The middle name we have chosen for our baby if it is a girl.
*Lucia
Seraphina
Giovanni - Gianni is the middle name we have chosen for our baby if it is a boy, Gianna and Gianni after Pope John Paul II.
Leonardo
Matteo
Lucius- LOVE this name so much, but won't go with our last name.
I LOVE your names. :)
I LOVE:
*Arabella - I've had lots of negative responses on this name, I LOVE it though.
*Aurelia - Same as above lots of negative responses, mostly say it's too hard to spell. :P
Caprice
*Francesca
*Gianna - The middle name we have chosen for our baby if it is a girl.
*Lucia
Seraphina
Giovanni - Gianni is the middle name we have chosen for our baby if it is a boy, Gianna and Gianni after Pope John Paul II.
Leonardo
Matteo
Lucius- LOVE this name so much, but won't go with our last name.
I LOVE your names. :)
I like:
Antonia
Arabella
Aurelia
Bella
Caprice
Catarina (Katarina)
Clara
Claudia
Fiorella
Franca
Francesca
Gemma
Gina
Ilaria
Isabella
Lelia
Lina
Lucia
Mina
Piera
Serafina (Seraphina)
Sonia (Sonja)
Viola
Aviva
Catalina
Lorna
Amadeo
Antonio
Aurelio (Aurelius)
Dante
Darius
(Gerard)
(Leopold)
Luca (Luka)
Matteo
Vincente (Vincent)
Lucius
Rupert
Great list!
“It's so comforting to know that there are so many people in this world sicker than I am.” Tim Curry
Hannah
Antonia
Arabella
Aurelia
Bella
Caprice
Catarina (Katarina)
Clara
Claudia
Fiorella
Franca
Francesca
Gemma
Gina
Ilaria
Isabella
Lelia
Lina
Lucia
Mina
Piera
Serafina (Seraphina)
Sonia (Sonja)
Viola
Aviva
Catalina
Lorna
Amadeo
Antonio
Aurelio (Aurelius)
Dante
Darius
(Gerard)
(Leopold)
Luca (Luka)
Matteo
Vincente (Vincent)
Lucius
Rupert
Great list!
“It's so comforting to know that there are so many people in this world sicker than I am.” Tim Curry
Hannah
I like:
Allegra
Arabella
Bella
Clara
Giada
Gianna
Ilaria
Isabella
Milena
Renata
Sabrina
Valeria
Antonio
Dante
Giovanni
Luca
Matteo
some of my other faves (since I am Italian!):
Alessandra
Arianna
Chiara
Daniela
Elena
Giovanna
Loredana- I have always loved this
Maria
Nicoletta
Sofia/ Sophia
Venerina- my cousin's name
Alessandro
Andrea
Stefano
Michele
Allegra
Arabella
Bella
Clara
Giada
Gianna
Ilaria
Isabella
Milena
Renata
Sabrina
Valeria
Antonio
Dante
Giovanni
Luca
Matteo
some of my other faves (since I am Italian!):
Alessandra
Arianna
Chiara
Daniela
Elena
Giovanna
Loredana- I have always loved this
Maria
Nicoletta
Sofia/ Sophia
Venerina- my cousin's name
Alessandro
Andrea
Stefano
Michele
I actually like Loredana as well, I must have missed it on the list. I'm not really sure how to pronounce it though.
CIARDA
It's pronounced lo-reh-DAH-nah.
I like them all, but I adore: Aurelia, Gemma, Gina, Mina, Piera, Renata, Serafina, Aurelio, Lorenzo, Marco, Matteo.
An Italian girl's name that I've recently falen in love with is Giacinta. (You might like it too.)
I also love Rupert. I try to like Lucius, but the word "luscious" always pops to mind. I prefer Lucian.
An Italian girl's name that I've recently falen in love with is Giacinta. (You might like it too.)
I also love Rupert. I try to like Lucius, but the word "luscious" always pops to mind. I prefer Lucian.
That's funny, because I started out loving Jacinda too. I met a young woman named Jacinda, born in the 80's J-loving era. I then decided that the "d" was a little dingy sounding, and that I preferred Jacintha as it seemed softer and cleaner sounding. From there it was a short leap to crystal clear Jacinta. I now am 50-50 between Jacinta and Giacinta. (Even though I know the J in Spanish Jacinta *should* be pronounced as an English "h," I still pronounce the two names similarly, with an English "j" sound.)
It's funny the way a name nerd's mind evolves. I have way too much time on my hands.
It's funny the way a name nerd's mind evolves. I have way too much time on my hands.
It's not too far off for a language nerd to become a name nerd either, as is the case with me! - These names are so pretty. I pronounce Jacinta as ha-SEEN-ta (a woman from my Masters program was named this, she was from Galicia, Spain and is so sweet). Giacinta would be pronounced ja-CHEEN-ta in Italian.
Holy "ci" is pronounced "chee," Batman
How could I forget that? I never studied Italian, but I am aware of the "chee" factor. That's what I get for studying French. Thanks for the gentle correction.
How could I forget that? I never studied Italian, but I am aware of the "chee" factor. That's what I get for studying French. Thanks for the gentle correction.