Need some good Italian name suggestions.

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Need some good Italian name suggestions.
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Sat, 06-09-2007 - 8:32pm

Hello all,

I need some suggestions of some good Italian names - that aren't too out there. Other children are: Charlotte Grace, Vincent Jameson, Amelia Rose -

I am not Italian but my husband is and we have a 4 syllable Italian last name starting with an A and ending with an O. I am willing to consider an Italian name this time for DH"s sake. I am looking particularly for a good boys name but also a girl's. My DH really likes the name Angelo but it seems too close to Angela and I worry about teasing. He also really likes Donato (his grandfather who just passed away a year ago).. but I worry about the pizza. Would our kid sound too ethnic (being only 1/8th Italian - other ethnicities are Irish, German, Lithuanian) if we named him/ her something Italian with our last name? Would love any suggestions!

Thanks!

Erin

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Registered: 03-02-2005
Sat, 06-09-2007 - 9:19pm

Even if there isn't "a lot" of Italian blood, it IS a part of your family's heritage, so you have every right to choose an ethnic-sounding name! Also, Italian names are really beautiful. :)

If your ln is A____o, though, I wouldn't use Angelo for a boy, since his name would end up being A---o A---o. That's just a bit too repetitive for my tastes.

Some suggestions:

BOYS

- Claudio/Claudius
- Costanzo
- Dante
- Donato/Donatello
- Eugenio
- Fabrizio
- Francesco
- Gaspare/Gasparo
- Giacomo
- Gianni
- Giovanni
- Giuseppe
- Leandro
- Lorenzo
- Marco
- Marius
- Massimo
- Matteo
- Maurizio
- Michelangelo
- Nicolo
- Ottavio
- Paolo
- Raffaele
- Raul
- Rinaldo
- Roberto
- Salvatore
- Sebastiano
- Sergio
- Silvestro
- Valentino
- Vincenzo
- Vittorio

GIRLS

- Beatrice
- Bianca
- Claudia
- Daniela
- Donata/Donatella
- Elena
- Elisabetta
- Erica
- Eugenia
- Fabrizia
- Fiorella
- Francesca
- Gabriella
- Gianna
- Giovanna
- Giulietta
- Gloria
- Ines
- Lorena
- Marcella
- Marina
- Martina
- Michelangela
- Michelina
- Ottavia
- Paola
- Raffaela/Rafaella
- Regina
- Roberta
- Sebastiana
- Serafina
- Silvestra
- Stefania
- Teresa
- Valentina
- Vincenza
- Vittoria

Good luck!

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Registered: 06-26-1999
Sat, 06-09-2007 - 10:40pm

Hi there.

I think an Italian name would be fine for a 1/8 Italian baby. I really just *love* Italian names too. Also, your other kids names aren't anything that would clash w/an Italian named sibling.

I'm w/you that Angelo just isn't that great. Donato is neat though; it's different, but probably not too hard for non-Italians to pronounce.

Here are some more suggestions:

Boys-

Anthony

Antonio

Dominic-this isn't Italian really, but I think it'd work really well w/an Italian last name.

Giovanni

Luca-yes yes yes!

Luigi

Massimo-I love this. You could call him Max for short too.

Girls-

Antonia

Arabella

Francesca

Giana

Isabella

Lucia-Aw.

Massima-So pretty.

Nicoletta-Yes. I love Italian girl names a lot, LOL.

Rosalia

Rosabella

Stephania (sp.?)

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 06-10-2007
Sun, 06-10-2007 - 2:30am

I love the name Benito for a boy, I think it would fit in great with you other children.

Good luck!!

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Sun, 06-10-2007 - 3:17am
What about Ariana for a girl or Gabriella? I think both of those are such sweet names! I think someone else suggested this, but I love love love Lorenzo, not sure what a good nick name for that would be but it's so cute, another neat one is Dario, it means upholder of good, I thought that was kind of a peaceful name. Anyway, good luck and congrats! Also, Donato is a great family name and even if you don't like it for a first name, maybe a middle name? Lorenzo Donato A-------o sounds pretty adorable to me!
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Registered: 10-13-2005
Sun, 06-10-2007 - 3:19pm

Hi Erin -


I love some of the names from pp..


My family is all italian

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Sun, 06-10-2007 - 10:04pm

My daughters name is Gianna

I also love Luciana (you can call her Lucy)

I really like Devina to

boys, I like Dominick

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Mon, 06-11-2007 - 2:07pm

I'm actually a Donata, and I briefly lived in Columbus, OH, where they had Donato's pizza. I thought it was cool (I was about 10) and people could actually pronounce my name there. Now I live in Colorado and everyone thinks my name is Spanish ("De nada ... isn't that Spanish for nothing or thank you or something ..." Ughh) Aside from that, I like my name well enough.

I wanted to add my sister's name to the list that I don't think I saw anywhere: Domenica. I always thought it was so pretty (although I never admitted that to her! LOL).

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Mon, 06-11-2007 - 3:15pm

My grandmother is Sicilian, and some of the names from her side of the family include:



  • Maria/Mary

  • Nicoletta (Nellie)

  • Josephine/Josephina

  • Annette/Annetta (Annie)

  • Rosa/Rose (Rosie)

  • Dorotea/Dorothy (Dottie)

  • Maddalena/Madelyn

  • Lina

  • Carla/Carlotta

  • Carlo

  • Arturo (Artie)

  • Onofrio (Nofe)

  • Nicolas/Nico

  • Samuel(e) (Sam/Sammy)

  • Alberto (Al)

  • Alfonso (Al)

  • Antonio/Anthony (Tony or the cut-off

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