This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is German or Italian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Rosalma f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)Combination of
Rosa 1 (or
Rose) and
Alma 1.... [
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Roseo m ItalianDerived from the Latin adjective
roseus "pink, rosy, rose-coloured". A bearer of this name is RJ Rosales (a Filipino artist of Spanish descent). The name seems to originally come from Italy, though, since
roseo is an existing adjective there for "pink, rosy" (as opposed to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries) and because sources list it as a legitimate Italian name.
Rosina f GermanGerman short form of
Euphrosina, common in the 1700s and 1800s, then almost forgotten and now being revived in recent years.
Roßlieb m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements
hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and
lieb "kind, dear".
Rosso m ItalianItalian form of
Russus. A known bearer of this name was Rosso Fiorentino, an Italian painter from late medieval times.
Roswin m GermanCombination of the name elements
Hros meaning "horse" and
Wini meaning "friend".
Rudibert m GermanAn alternative form of Robert; the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". Combining the diminutive Rudi (hrod) and the latter element beraht.
Rupprecht m German (Rare)Variant spelling of
Ruprecht. Known bearers of this name include the German abstract painter and sculptor Rupprecht Geiger (1908-2009) and the last Crown Prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht von Bayern (1869-1955).
Ruthard m Medieval German, German (Rare)Medieval German form of
Rothard, which is still in use in Germany today (albeit barely so). Known bearers of this name include the medieval German archbishop Ruthard of Mainz (born before 1089, died in 1109) and the German social pedagogue Ruthard Stachowske (b... [
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Salerio m ItalianUsed by William Shakespeare in the play "The Merchant of Venice". Possibly derived from
Saverio.
Sales m German (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)From the surname
Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to
Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.
Saputo m ItalianItalian nickname for a wise man, or perhaps a know-all, from saputo 'wise', 'expert', 'conceited'
Saulo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of
Saul. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish poet Saulo Torón Navarro (1885-1974), the Brazilian pop singer Saulo Roston (b... [
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Sauro m ItalianDerived from the Italian surname
Sauro, in honour of the Italian irredentist Nazario Sauro (1880-1916).... [
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Saxonia f GermanAllegoric personification of the state of Saxony (Germany). Very rarely used as a given name.
Schani m German (Austrian)Austrian German vernacular form of
Jean 1 and in some cases an Austrian German borrowing of
Sanyi. The name coincides with the Austrian German vernacular term
Schani "servant, henchman", the informal term
Schani "good friend" and the obsolescent East Austrian German term
Schani "waiter".
Schöntraud f German (Modern, Rare)20th century coinage from the usual German word
schön "beautiful" and the name element
traud (related to the Old High German name element
drud "strength").... [
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Sefferl f Upper GermanUpper German diminutive of
Josefine. This name is strictly a diminutive and not used as a given name in its own right.
Segafredo m Italian (Archaic)Archaic Italian form of
Siegfried via its medieval Latin form
Segafredus. This given name is no longer in use, but it still survives as a patronymic surname.
Servilia f Ancient Roman, ItalianFeminine form of
Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.