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I like most of these although the standouts to me are:

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Chiara
Elisa
Giorgia
Vittoria

Ambra - suntan lotion
Asia - I quite like it
Azzurra - isn't it a beer?
Chiara - boring
Cristina - Pretty, I like this variant of Christine/a etc more than all the others
Donata - I like the meaning but the sound is ugly
Elisa - I prefer the English Eliza
Francesca - I don't like the sound 'Fran' but I like the shortened 'Cesca'
Gabriella - Don't like the 'Gab' sound
Giorgia - pretty
Giulia - meh
Marta - I don't like it. I think the connection is with 'martyr' in my brain
Matilde - UGH!
Noemi - I prefer Naomi
Rachele - Love it
Vittoria - dislike. I don't like Victoria much either, but this is somehow worse

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The others I don't think of as Italian - Alissa, Anna, Emma, Isabella, Nina, Maria, Rebecca, Sara. Of these I like Alissa and Anna. Isabella - I prefer Isobel. The rest are just a bit nothing

I like
Allisa
Ambra
Asia
Azzurra
Donata
Francesca
Gabriella
Giulia
Rachele
Rebecca

If we still do punctuation pets, they must be getting so many from you.

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Alissa -- Alyssa is boring, even with an "i" - not bad, though
Ambra -- Amber is trashy, even in Italian
Anna -- it's an okay staple
Asia AH-zee-ah -- I don't mind Asia as a nickname, but as a full name it has very little to stand on
Azzurra ah-DZOOR-rah -- interesting. Wouldn't work too well in an English-speaking country, but I like it.
Chiara -- nms, but not bad
Cristina -- *yawn*
Donata -- nms, but not bad
Elisa -- a good, safe choice
Emma -- *yawn*
Francesca -- frilly, but not too bad
Gabriella -- *yawn*
Giorgia -- pretty
Giulia -- I went to high school with a Giulia. It's nice.
Isabella -- *double yawn*
Linda -- It's odd to even consider this for anyone under the age of 40, but it's not bad
Maria -- *yawn*
Marta -- I like Marta, mostly because I associate it with a spunky old Argentinian woman I know :)
Matilde mah-TEEL-deh -- cute
Nina -- *yawn*
Noemi noh-EH-mee -- LOVE. By far my favorite on this list.
Rachele rah-KEH-leh -- *yawn* but not bad
Rebecca -- *double yawn*
Sara -- not a bad staple
Vittoria -- nice :)