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Particular as in uncommon/interesting/special?

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I actually read a few posts on an Italian message board a few days ago and was really surprised :D The user wanted an uncommon name that is special and Simona and Claudia kept coming up. I mean they might not be common for babies but they are quite dated and I was surprised these two were suggested as special as the women must know several their own age.

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I feel like in Italy the attitude towards names is really different. The same names are used for a very long time and even after they haven't been used much anymore they are still seen as nice and not super dated. Maybe that's why the variety in names isn't so big. I would compare Claudia and Simona to names like Stephanie or Amanda in the US. Classic, but kind of 70s/80s dated.

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This thread also surprises me, because at least:

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Anita
Adele
Nicole
Ludovica
Matilde

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feel really popular to me. Anita and Adele just seem to be getting popular again but Nicole, Ludovica and Matilde have been common for quite a while!

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I really like Matilde! I also like Matilda and Mathilde. The meaning is strong and the sound is beautiful. I never cared much about Ludovica, it is so long and Ludo isn't very attractive. Reminds me of Harry Potter's Ludo Bagman (I think that's what his name was). Anita is okay. Annita actually looks cuter to me but she would always have to spell it so I guess Anita is better. Nicole is very dated here so it is hard for me to see it as a nice name, but the sound is fine I guess. But I am sure it will sound dated in Italy too, as it is a foreign name and one that became common quickly.

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The others are more unusual:

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Chelsea - hmmmm I am wondering what this would sound like with an Italian pronunciation. I would stay away from this.
Agnese - I really like this, soft and pretty.
Delia - this is okay
Linda - I like it
Diana, Agata, Amelia - all are okay
Micol - I don't know what this is or where it comes from but it looks made up
Cecilia - the meaning kills this for me, no!
Tessa - dislike the sound
Colette - hmmm no, seems dated and cutesy
Nancy - noooo
Selene - kind of cute
Cassandra - ok
Eloisa - this is nice
Norma - nooooo
Sveva - really dislike this

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Hmmmm I think the best ones are Selene, Eloisa, Agnese, Matilde. But Agnese and Matilde are nice classics, not super special or anything. Selena and Eloisa are probably best for her.

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I would suggest:

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Selena
Matilda
Eliana (ok maybe this is boring in Italy, I don't know, I still like it :P )
Viviana
Nicolette
Nora

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If she cares about how the French names are perceived in France, they are both sort of dated (Nicole 40s, Colette 30s). 1940s and 1930s that is, so I would imagine a Nicole and Colette to be grandmothers. They are in fact so dated that I think they might have a comeback in 20-30 years. Colette seems a bit less dated because it was never as overused as Nicole. But it is a bit cutesy, in my opinion. Nicole and Colette actually have the same roots so she might like Nicolette?