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my mother's family emigrated from different parts of Lybia. under european colonisation(in this cade Italian), the Jews, more than the local Muslim majority, were drawn to and influenced by their foreign rulers, as was very evident in their names, mostly with the women. My family also had 2 women who were born as Italians (and as such Catholic) who underwent a religious conversion to marry their Jewish husbands.
Women:
Norma (Naomi)
Liza (in this case, after queen mother Elizabeth)
Victoria
Ines (her granddaughter was named Anise)
Sofia (Tzofia, English nickname Sophie)
Patrizia (Italian)
Maria (Miriam, also born Italian)
Viola
Linda
Jessica
Giulia
Men:
Alphonso
Giac (Yakov)
Isacco (Yitzhak, nickname Zacko)
Women:
Norma (Naomi)
Liza (in this case, after queen mother Elizabeth)
Victoria
Ines (her granddaughter was named Anise)
Sofia (Tzofia, English nickname Sophie)
Patrizia (Italian)
Maria (Miriam, also born Italian)
Viola
Linda
Jessica
Giulia
Men:
Alphonso
Giac (Yakov)
Isacco (Yitzhak, nickname Zacko)
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My grandmother’s family came from Italy around 1900. Here are the names I know.
Maddalena: Great-great-great-great grandmothers(1820s)
Great-great-great grandmothers
Clementina
Theresa
Maria
Angela
Great-great-great grandfathers
Luigi
Girolamo
Antonio
Francisco
Great-great grandmothers
Caterina
Elisabetta
Great-great grandfathers
Otto
Antonio
Others
Stella: Great-great grandaunt
Giula: half great grandaunt
Just sharing some from the Italian part of my family
Maddalena: Great-great-great-great grandmothers(1820s)
Great-great-great grandmothers
Clementina
Theresa
Maria
Angela
Great-great-great grandfathers
Luigi
Girolamo
Antonio
Francisco
Great-great grandmothers
Caterina
Elisabetta
Great-great grandfathers
Otto
Antonio
Others
Stella: Great-great grandaunt
Giula: half great grandaunt
Just sharing some from the Italian part of my family
That's interesting. I don't think of Norma and Jessica as Italian, because I primarily relate the origin to Norman and Shakespeare (I think of it as an elaboration of a Hebrew name made up by an Englishman to sound Italian). I don't usually think of Linda as Italian either, except when I think of Rosalinda - I didn't realize it's popular in Italy.
Liza, Linda, Norma, Viola, Ines, Patrizia seem like older generation names to me; Jessica and Victoria come across as young, relative to those. Maria, Giulia, and Sofia seem the most timeless. I've never seen Giac or Isacco before (but have seen Giacomo, which sounds better than Jacob to me but not than Yakov).
I like that Norma is a constellation yet sounds so ordinary. I like flower names and probably would pick Viola over Violet. I like Alphonso. Patrizia looks more stylish than Patricia does to me, but also it makes Trish or Trisha impossible, which is slightly disappointing. Ines seems fashionable when I think of it as Spanish. Giulia looks elegant, but I prefer Julia. I'd prefer Eliza to Liza (it seems more complete), though Liza seems more Italian (reminds me of Lisa).
Anise is cute, but I prefer Anisa, Inessa, Inez.
Liza, Linda, Norma, Viola, Ines, Patrizia seem like older generation names to me; Jessica and Victoria come across as young, relative to those. Maria, Giulia, and Sofia seem the most timeless. I've never seen Giac or Isacco before (but have seen Giacomo, which sounds better than Jacob to me but not than Yakov).
I like that Norma is a constellation yet sounds so ordinary. I like flower names and probably would pick Viola over Violet. I like Alphonso. Patrizia looks more stylish than Patricia does to me, but also it makes Trish or Trisha impossible, which is slightly disappointing. Ines seems fashionable when I think of it as Spanish. Giulia looks elegant, but I prefer Julia. I'd prefer Eliza to Liza (it seems more complete), though Liza seems more Italian (reminds me of Lisa).
Anise is cute, but I prefer Anisa, Inessa, Inez.
This message was edited 4/3/2024, 8:44 AM
Jessica in this case is a second cousin of mine, born in 80s Italy. So her name does display some americanisation.
I met a Norma once who said she was named after her father, Norman. I like it better than most fem name forms.
You have an interesting family history.
I like these names: Ines, Patrizia, Viola and Giulia.
I like these names: Ines, Patrizia, Viola and Giulia.