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Sterpeta f Italian (Rare)
From an Italian title of the Virgin Mary, Madonna dello Sterpeto, meaning "Our Lady of Sterpeto". Sterpeto means "scrub, scrubland" in Italian, derived from sterpo "dry twig, bramble".

Sufìa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Sophia.

Suleima f Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Perhaps a Spanish and Italian feminine form of Suleiman or a variant of Zulema. Suleima is a genus of moths.

Swami f & m Italian (Modern)
Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.... [more]

Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.

Taddea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Taddeo. ... [more]

Talia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Thalia and Talya.

Talia f Sicilian
Short form of Italia. Actress Talia Shire (sister of film director and producer Francis Ford Coppola) was named after her mother, Italia Pennino Coppola (1912-2004).

Talina f Sicilian
Truncated form of Adalina.

Tammara f Neapolitan (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Thancmar via the Latinization Tammarus.

Tarcisia f Italian
Feminine form of Tarcisio.

Tarquinia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquinius (see Tarquin).

Tarsicia f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Tarsicius. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD.

Tarsilla f Italian
From the Ancient Roman cognomem Tharsilla meaning "one from Tarsus". Tarsus was an historical city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean.

Tazia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tatia.

Taziana f Italian
Italian variant of Tatiana.

Teodolinda f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare), Hungarian
Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Theodelind.

Teodorica f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Teodorico.

Teodorina f Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Rare feminine form of Teodor, variant of Teodora.

Teodosia f Spanish, Galician (Rare), Italian, Romansh, Romanian
Spanish, Galician, Romansh, Romanian and Italian form of Theodosia.

Teodota f Italian (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of Greek Theodotos.

Teofania f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish form of Theophania.

Teofilatta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Greek Theophylaktos.

Teonilla f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Italian and Polish form of Theonilla.

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

Teosebia f Italian (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Swiss-Italian form of Theosebia.

Terenzia f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss)
Italian form of Terentia.

Terenziana f Italian
Italian form of Terentiana.

Tersilla f Italian
Variant of Tarsilla and Terza.

Terza f Italian
Feminine form of Terzo.

Terzia f Italian
Italian form of Tertia.

Tetide f Italian
Variant of Teti.

Tiberia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Medieval Italian, Romanian
Feminine form of Tiberius.

Timea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Timaios.

Timotea f Spanish, Italian, Galician
Feminine form of Timoteo.

Tindara f Italian
From Tindari, the name of a city in Sicily where there is a famous statue of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Tindari is a Black Madonna. The Italian place name derives from Greek Τυνδαρίς (Tyndaris), the name of the preexisting Greek colony which honours the legendary Spartan king Tyndareus.

Tiresa f Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican variant and Sicilian form of Teresa.

Tisbe f Literature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.

Tisifone f Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Tisiphone.

Tita f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Galician
Feminine form of Titus.

Tizia f Italian (Rare), German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Tizio.

Tolemaide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ptolemais.

Tolomea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tolomeo.

Tommasa f Italian
Feminine form of Tommaso.

Tommasina f Italian
Italian form of Thomasina.

Topazia f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated from the Italian word topazio meaning "topaz". ... [more]

Tosca f Theatre, Italian, German, French, Dutch
This name was popularized by Puccini's opera Tosca (1900) and its main character Floria Tosca.... [more]

Traiana f Italian
Feminine form of Traiano.

Tranquilla f Italian (Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Tranquillo.

Tresa f Aragonese, Sicilian, Romansh
Aragonese form of Theresa, Sicilian contraction of Tiresa and Teresa and Romansh contraction of Teresa.

Trieste m & f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of the Italian city and harbour Trieste

Trifena f Russian (Rare), Italian
Russian and Italian form of Tryphena.

Trinità f Italian
Italian feminine variant cognate of the name Trinidad.

Trofima f Dutch (Archaic), Italian (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Dutch, Italian, Polish and Russian form of Trophima.

Trofimena f Italian (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [more]

Tubini m & f Italian

Tuccia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Tuccio.

Turchese f Italian (Rare)
Means "turquoise" in Italian.

Tutti f & m German, Norwegian (Archaic), Popular Culture, Italian
German diminutive of Gertrude and other names containing the Germanic element thrud meaning "strength". This was used for one of Barbie's little sisters, now discontinued.

Ubalda f Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ubaldo.

Ubaldina f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, and Italian diminutive of Ubalda.

Ugolina f Italian
Feminine form of Ugolino.

Ulpiana f Italian
Feminine form of Ulpiano.

Ultima f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ultimo.

Umbelina f Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese and Italian form of Ombeline.

Umberta f Italian
Feminine form of Umberto.

Umbertina f Literature, Italian, American (Rare)
A feminine form of Umberto.... [more]

Umbra f Italian
Feminine form of Umbro. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Ombra.

Umiliana f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Humiliana.

Umiltà f Italian
Italian form of Humilitas.

Uriela f Hebrew, Italian
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urrica f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ulrica.

Ursicina f Italian
Feminine form of Ursicino.

Ursola f Medieval Catalan, Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ursula.

Ùrsula f Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Ursula.

Valchiria f Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Valkyrie. (Cf. Valquíria.)

Valdetrude f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Waltrude.

Valdina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valda.

Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.

Valerica f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Walherich via the Latinization Valericus.

Valfreda f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan feminine form of Gualfredo.

Vania f & m Bulgarian, Romanian, Italian
Italian and Romanian form of Vanya as well as Italian variant of Vanna and Bulgarian diminutive of Ivana.

Vanina f Corsican, Italian, French, Literature
Corsican short form of Ghjuvannina. The name was borne by 16th-century Corsican noblewoman Giovannina "Vannina" d'Ornano (also known as "Vanina").... [more]

Vanozza f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Giovanna.

Vanuzza f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Brazilian (Rare)
An Italian diminutive of Giovanna.

Vartulumèa f Sicilian
Variant of Bartulumèa.

Vassilissa f Estonian, Italian
Estonian and Italian transcription of Russian Василиса (see Vasilisa).

Veliana f Italian
Variant of Velia.

Venanzia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venantia.

Vendi f Italian
Italian borrowing of Wendy.

Veneranda f Latvian, Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Galician, English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerando. It belonged to a semi-legendary saint of the early Christian era, also known as Venera... [more]

Veneria f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerio.

Venerina f Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Venere.

Venusia f Italian (Rare)
This name may be an elaboration of Venere, via its Latin form Venus.

Venusta f Italian
Feminine form of Venusto.

Verde f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)

Verdia f Italian
Shortened form of Verdiana

Verdiana f Italian, Venetian, Medieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Veridiana. This was the name of an Italian saint from the 13th century AD.

Veremonda f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Wermund and Warimund.

Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]

Verissima f Late Roman, Italian (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Verissimus.

Veronia f Italian
Elaboration of Verona, a a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy. Rarely used as a given name.

Verrisa f English (American, Americanized, Modern), Italian
Verissa came from the city of Berissa in Italy and became the name of a few people in america and Italy

Vespasiana f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vespasiano.

Vetulia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vetulio.

Veturia f Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Romanian, Italian, English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Veturius. Veturia was a Roman matron, the mother of the possibly legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus.

Vezia f Italian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine Vetius... [more]

Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.

Vica f Hungarian, Romansh, Italian
Hungarian short form of Evica as well as Italian and Romansh short form of Ludivica.

Vicenza f Galician (Rare), Sicilian
Galician feminine form of Vicenzo and Sicilian feminine form of Vicenzu.

Vichi f & m Italian
Diminutive of Vittoria and Vittorio.

Vicienza f Sicilian
Variant of Vicenza.

Vicinia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vicinio.

Vigilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vigilio.

Vilariana f Sicilian

Viliberta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Willibert.

Vincenzina f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss)
Diminutive of Vincenza.

Vincia f Italian, English (Rare)
The name Vincia is used in the modern Italian language. It's a feminine form of Vincent.

Vinfreda f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Winifrid.

Vinicia f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vinicio.

Vinolia f Italian
Means “peace” in Old English. This name increased in popularity in Italy in the 2000s.

Violanta f Italian, Romansh, Sardinian
Italian variant and Romansh form of Violante.

Virdiana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Viridiana.

Virgilia f Late Roman, Theatre, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vergilius (see Virgil). This is the name of Coriolanus' wife in Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Viridiana f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Mexican), Galician (Archaic), Corsican (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Viridianus.

Viridis f Italian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Derived from the Latin color word viridis "green".... [more]

Visitazione f Italian (Rare)
Means "visitation" in Italian, referring to the visit of St. Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to St. Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist.

Vitagrazia f Italian (Rare)
Formed from the Italian words vita "life" and grazia "grace"

Vitala f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitale.

Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.

Vitalina f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Ancient Roman
Russian, Ukranian, Italian, and Ancient Roman feminine form of Vitale.

Vitangela f Italian
Combination of Vita 1 and Angela.

Vitantonia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitantonio. Combination of Vita 1 and Antonia.

Vitellia f Ancient Roman, Theatre, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Vitellius. This was the name of an Ancient Roman noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Vitellius (15-69 AC).... [more]

Vittiore f Italian (Tuscan, Rare)
The name Vittiore was founded in Tuscany, Italy. This name is not a commonly found or known name. The name 'Vittiore' means "victory", similar to the names 'Victoria', 'Vitore', 'Vittore', and 'Vittoria'.

Vittoriana f Italian
Italian form of Victoriana.

Vittorina f Italian
Feminine form of Vittorino.

Viva f American (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Occitan, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ancient Roman Vivus. In English-speaking countries, it may also be used as a diminutive of Vivian.

Vivalda f Portuguese (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Vivaldo.

Vivella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.

Vivetta f American (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.

Vivia f Italian (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Vivius.

Vivina f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Italian variant of Wivina.

Walkiria f Italian (Rare)
Rare variant of Valchiria. A notable bearer is Italian partisan Walkiria Terradura (1924-2023).

Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.

Yle f Italian
Yle Vianello is an Italian actress, known for Semina il Vento (2020) and Corpo Celeste (2011).

Yrma f Spanish (Latin American), Ukrainian, Italian (Rare)
Variant of Irma.

Zaffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zaffiro.

Zaffiro m & f Italian (Rare)
Means "sapphire" in Italian.

Zarina f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tsarina and diminutive of Zara.

Zebedea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebedeo.

Zeffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zeffiro.

Zeffirina f Italian (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Zeffirino.

Zefira f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zeffira.

Zefirina f Italian (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Gascon and Provençal form of Zéphyrine.

Zelia f Italian (Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Truncated form of Azelia.

Zelinda f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Folklore
Supposedly an Italian form of Selinde, itself a German variant of Sieglinde, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name... [more]

Zelmira f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. This name belongs to the title character of a Rossini opera; Zelmira (1822) was based on the play Zelmire (1762) by the French playwright de Belloy, about a princess of Lesbos who must save her father and husband from evil political machinations.

Zena f German (Swiss, Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Zeno and Zénó.

Zenaide f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Zenaida.

Zenia f Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Zena.

Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zosima f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Zosime and Italian feminine form of Zosimo.

Zuleica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Zuleika.