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HelpRe: Dutch/Italian/British???
in reply to a message by Canielle
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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