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HelpDutch/Italian/British???
My friend is Italian and her partner is Dutch and they are living in Britain. They don’t know if the baby is a boy or girl but are trying to and struggling to come up with names that would work in Italian and Dutch. Ideally they also want a name that can be used in Britain but Italian and Dutch is a must. Ideas please?
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Maria Rosa “Mia”
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For boys:
Marco, Carlo, Mario, Ivo and Nico are widely used in the Netherlands and are Italian as well. Italian names that don´t end in a vowel like Alex, Oscar, Ivan, Walter. Some typically Italian names are known in the Netherlands as well and wouldn´t cause any issues: Luca, Gianni, Giovanni, Antonio, Armando, Guido, Manuel, Matteo, Raul, Raoul, Rocco. Being Dutch, I´d personally go with Marco or Oscar in their situation.
Only ones that would really be silly in Dutch: Andrea (strictly feminine in the NL), Pino (Big Bird in Sesame Street in the NL), Peppi, Tito. The Italian names that give spelling trouble in English are the ones that would give trouble in Dutch as well.
I´ll try and add feminine suggestions later.
Marco, Carlo, Mario, Ivo and Nico are widely used in the Netherlands and are Italian as well. Italian names that don´t end in a vowel like Alex, Oscar, Ivan, Walter. Some typically Italian names are known in the Netherlands as well and wouldn´t cause any issues: Luca, Gianni, Giovanni, Antonio, Armando, Guido, Manuel, Matteo, Raul, Raoul, Rocco. Being Dutch, I´d personally go with Marco or Oscar in their situation.
Only ones that would really be silly in Dutch: Andrea (strictly feminine in the NL), Pino (Big Bird in Sesame Street in the NL), Peppi, Tito. The Italian names that give spelling trouble in English are the ones that would give trouble in Dutch as well.
I´ll try and add feminine suggestions later.
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These I think would work in all these countries:
Leo / Leonardo
Oscar
Bruno
Gabriel
Anna
Luna
Flora
Stella
Erika
Claudia
Leo / Leonardo
Oscar
Bruno
Gabriel
Anna
Luna
Flora
Stella
Erika
Claudia
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Annika, Saskia, Johanna Susannah Stella Samantha sara Tatiana Vanessa Vera Natalia Nicole Laura Lisa jolanda Ida Lara Maria Martina Miranda Gemma Marissa Felicia Eva Adele Emma Adeline Alice Diana Cecilia Deborah Andrea Angela Angelina Bella Elena Amanda Gabrielle Isabella Mia aria Bianca Emilia Elissa Anna Alexandra Rosa Amelia Amalia Elenora Leesa Janna Mariella Marika
Adam Adrian leo Marco Matteo Alex Alex Alexander Christian Anton Lorenzo Luca Roberto Marco Andre Nico Nicholas's Oscar Raphael Eduardo
Adam Adrian leo Marco Matteo Alex Alex Alexander Christian Anton Lorenzo Luca Roberto Marco Andre Nico Nicholas's Oscar Raphael Eduardo
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