A Sibling for Cecilia and Elena

General Name Discussion
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We recently found out we’re expecting so we won’t know for a while if it’s a boy or a girl. We have a 3 year old named [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Marna[/name] ([name]Marna[/name] is my mom’s name) and a 1 year old named [name]Elena[/name] [name]Rose[/name]. Our last name is Italian starts with a T and ends with an O and sounds similar to Treviso.

For a girl I think I like [name]Nora[/name], possibly [name]Nora[/name] [name]Beth[/name]? I’d like to keep the middle name simple since the last name is a bit of a mouthful.

For a boy I’m much more lost. One front-runner is [name]Dario[/name] (DARE-ee-oh) which is my husband’s grandfather’s name (still living). Maybe [name]Dario[/name] [name]James[/name]. However, one person told me they thought it was “too Italian”. Is it? Does that matter? Or should we try something more simple like [name]William[/name]? Maybe that’s too boring?

I’m totally open to all sugestions and feedback. Thanks!

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Dario[/name] [name]James[/name]. Yes, it’s Italian, enjoy it all that character and suave handsomeness!

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[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Elena[/name] are lovely! What about:

[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Adela[/name]

[name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Hector[/name]
[name]Leonardo[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]

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[name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Elena[/name] and sister…
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Alida[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Beata[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Danica[/name]
[name]Daria[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Fabia[/name]
[name]Farah[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Fernanda[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Gala[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Laurinda[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Leandra[/name]
[name]Laetitia[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Maida[/name]
Majella
[name]Malvina[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Michaela[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Paola[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]
[name]Pietra[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Roberta[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Sanchia[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Yolanda[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name]

[name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Elena[/name] and brother…
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Inigo[/name]
[name]Aldo[/name]
[name]Amedeo[/name]
[name]Massimo[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Benedict[/name]
[name]Boniface[/name]
[name]Cesare[/name]
[name]Cosmo[/name] /[name]Cosimo[/name]
[name]Damiano[/name]
[name]Fernando[/name]
[name]Federico[/name]
[name]Gaetano[/name]
[name]Giacomo[/name]
[name]Gilberto[/name]
[name]Enrico[/name]
[name]Filippo[/name]
[name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Lamberto[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Leandro[/name]
[name]Lisandro[/name]
[name]Luca[/name]
[name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Paolo[/name]
[name]Piero[/name]
[name]Philo[/name]
[name]Raffaello[/name]
[name]Renato[/name]
[name]Rocco[/name]
[name]Rudolfo[/name]
[name]Salvadore[/name]
[name]Stefano[/name]
[name]Teodoro[/name]
[name]Tomasso[/name]
[name]Umberto[/name]
[name]Urbano[/name]
[name]Valentino[/name]
[name]Vicente[/name]

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Great lists. Thank you! Many of those I have considered but there are many more to ponder now. [name]Silvia[/name] may be a front runner girl name but I wonder, is it old-lady-cool or just old-lady? Too much associated with the cartoon cat lady? Is is better than [name]Nora[/name]? [name]Adela[/name] is another nice one.

As for boy names [name]Isaac[/name] is a good one I hadn’t thought about. I don’t want the nickname [name]Zack[/name] though because there are just too many Zacks around. Are [name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Zack[/name] inseperable?

I think if we were to go for an overtly Italian boy name we would most likely stick with [name]Dario[/name] for it’s strong family connection. Otherwise we would go in a totally different direction.

Any more ideas and opinions?

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I love [name]Silvia[/name] with [name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Elena[/name]. And with [name]Dario[/name] if you ever have a boy. [name]Louisa[/name]/[name]Luisa[/name] is my other favorite choice for you.

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I love [name]Nora[/name], but to me, it sounds Irish. [name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Elena[/name] sound like great Italian names. [name]Do[/name] you pronounce [name]Elena[/name] as [name]Lena[/name] or Ee-lena? I’ve heard both.

Here’s some Italian sounding names that spring to mind:

Girls

[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Annabella[/name]
[name]Angela[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]

For a boy, I love [name]Dario[/name]! I also like [name]Mario[/name], [name]Enzo[/name], and [name]Anton[/name] for a little boy.

Good luck!

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I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] too! Unfortunately DH nixed it. I have no idea why. He is hard to please!

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[name]Elena[/name] is pronounced Eh-[name]LAY[/name]-na. I like [name]Anton[/name]. I hadn’t thought of that one before. I love [name]Enzo[/name] but that one was just taken by another baby in the family. A lot of those wonderful grl names are already taken as wel. [name]Francesca[/name] is nice though and still available. :smiley: I like [name]Lucia[/name] too but I think there may be a lot of pronunciation issues with it. For example I like [name]Lu[/name]-SEE-ah and a lot f people (correctly for Italian) pronounce it lu-CHEE-a which I don’t really like. Lots to think about!

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Your daughters have beatuiful names.

I love [name]Dario[/name] [name]James[/name] with [name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Elena[/name]. I dont think it is too Italian, I’m not even sure if thats possible lol. With an Italian last name I think [name]Dario[/name] would sound perfect.
As for girls names I think [name]Nora[/name] could work.
Others you might like:
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]