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Olga - I didn't know it was common in Italy! I like it a lot. It's kind of rough but I like the way it sounds
Hesperia - looks very literary. It's very nice but seems very grand.
Baldassarre (see Balthazar) - it's okay
Carlotta - not my favourite, I prefer Carla
Flaiano fla-YAH-no - it's strange but okay
Umberto - (Eco) is it dated? It looks like an old person name.
Leda - nice
Ignazio ee-NYA-tsyo - I like it
Luciano loo-CHA-no - very nice. (However, this is another Italian name that my brain automatically attaches a surname to: Pavarotti)
Adele ah-DEH-le - nice name, and I like the pronunciation
Bice BEE-che - don't like it
Lea LEH-a - short, sweet name
Zuma (f) - very strange, I don't think I like it
Augusto ow-GOOS-to - it's ok
Claudia KLOW-dya - I never liked how it sounds or looks
Pina PEE-na - I like it, it looks fun
Bruto BROO-to - I don't love it but it's fine
Cristiano krees-TYA-no (lit Christian) - (Ronaldo. I swear these names just don't want to be on their own!) It's a nice name, though.
Ernesto - fine, I don't mind it
Rambaldo - this looks like an extremely fun name!
Mercede mer-CHEH-de (see Mercedes) - I kind of like this pronunciation
Livio - I love it!
Maida MIE-da - I don't think I like it but maybe I should give it time

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It's astonishing to me how few Italian names I know. And those that I do know seem to go with specific last names. So strange.

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