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HelpRe: What are your favourite Italian names?
in reply to a message by Higuma Kanora
Hi Higuma Kanora !!!
These are exactly the kind of names I WOULD NOT expect to be chosen by users!
The most of them are actually in the geberation of the grandparents or even among the names that have been always rare also that time.
The strangest is Emerenzia: I've never met anyone with this name and I can't remember any namebook with it listed. Maybe is the name of a Saint or a Marian Title.. where did you find it? I would list it Archaic or even Medieval Italian.
Santi is a nickname for Santo or Santino (perhalps it will be used for the new geberation of Santiago as well) but I would assume it is just a short form not a real name.
Gino is very stereotyped the geberation of the grandparents (1920-40) and it is also a short form. I grew up with plenty of Gino in my area (all over 60). Terzo and Battista are in the same cluster.
Then there are the names that can only be called rare: Zaira, Rubina, Elisea and Ferrante). I personally love this kind of names because they are not related with a trend as they have never reached any peak.
Rubina especially is in my PNL!
In your list I like:
Alba
Allegra
Elisea
Aurora
Rubina
Amedeo
Ferrante (but currently it Is the surname of a very famous writer so it is linked with her).
I hope to be helpful :) send me a PN for any question about Italian names XD
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
These are exactly the kind of names I WOULD NOT expect to be chosen by users!
The most of them are actually in the geberation of the grandparents or even among the names that have been always rare also that time.
The strangest is Emerenzia: I've never met anyone with this name and I can't remember any namebook with it listed. Maybe is the name of a Saint or a Marian Title.. where did you find it? I would list it Archaic or even Medieval Italian.
Santi is a nickname for Santo or Santino (perhalps it will be used for the new geberation of Santiago as well) but I would assume it is just a short form not a real name.
Gino is very stereotyped the geberation of the grandparents (1920-40) and it is also a short form. I grew up with plenty of Gino in my area (all over 60). Terzo and Battista are in the same cluster.
Then there are the names that can only be called rare: Zaira, Rubina, Elisea and Ferrante). I personally love this kind of names because they are not related with a trend as they have never reached any peak.
Rubina especially is in my PNL!
In your list I like:
Alba
Allegra
Elisea
Aurora
Rubina
Amedeo
Ferrante (but currently it Is the surname of a very famous writer so it is linked with her).
I hope to be helpful :) send me a PN for any question about Italian names XD
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
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Haha well I do greatly favor unique and uncommon names so it's not a huge surprise some of these are rare. As you can tell I don't know anything about what's old-fashioned in Italy so I just choose what I think sounds best. :)
I came across Emerenzia on this site somehow, I'm not sure of it's etymology, but I also love it's other forms Emerentia and Émerence.
I'm glad Zaira and Rubina aren't tied to a certain generation because those are actually the names of two of my characters, Zaira being a young girl in modern times and Rubina a woman from decades ago. I'm surprised Rubina isn't popular as it sounds like it would be very popular to me.
I came across Emerenzia on this site somehow, I'm not sure of it's etymology, but I also love it's other forms Emerentia and Émerence.
I'm glad Zaira and Rubina aren't tied to a certain generation because those are actually the names of two of my characters, Zaira being a young girl in modern times and Rubina a woman from decades ago. I'm surprised Rubina isn't popular as it sounds like it would be very popular to me.
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