My husband and I are Italian (him actually from [name_f]Italy[/name_f]). Our 2 year old son’s name is [name_m]Santino[/name_m] which is a name
I absolutely loved my entire life (I just found it so unique and gorgeous!) It also means little saint. And I once had a student named [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] and his mom would call him [name_m]Santi[/name_m] which I loved. In [name_f]Italy[/name_f] however, [name_m]Santino[/name_m] is an old man’s name from [name_f]Sicily[/name_f] so my husband liked it but his fam&friends reacted poorly.
Now I am preggo with #2. Our names are [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] (my husband’s choice- means little angel so matches [name_m]Santino[/name_m])
Or [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] (my choice love it and would love to call her Adri etc. Also had 2 lovely students w that name but again an old woman’s name in [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. Dont think I can do that to my hubby twice)
So the last name is [name_m]Clemente[/name_m]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] or [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m]?
What do u like best?
I love [name_m]Santino[/name_m]. I know a guy who goes by his surname Santini, which I think is really cool.
The matching meanings behind [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] and [name_m]Santino[/name_m] is cute. Are you planning to have more children? If so, so may wish to continue this trend, and find names quite restrictive.
Personally, I prefer [name_f]Adriana[/name_f]. I live in the UK, so it’s not so relevant, but I would assume an [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] to be at most 25. It sounds like a youthful name to me, and reminds me of the ocean, so seems outdoorsy and adventurous.
[name_m]Santino[/name_m] is so cool. I know a boy who has Italian heritage and his name is [name_m]Santino[/name_m] but mostly goes [name_m]Tino[/name_m]. He rarely gets called by his full name unless he’s in trouble, it’s kind of funny when he does because his surname is an Italian name that has the same “ino” sound
Perhaps you could start a vintage trend? Vintage names are so popular in the UK at the moment, though [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] doesn’t sound at all old lady limke. It’s funny how different naming culture can be and get sometimes very similar
It’s funny because I also considered [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] and [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] for my daughter although we’re not Italian. [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] won. I decided [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] was a bit too frilly for me, but don’t get me wrong it’s lovely. I’ve always loved long, ultra feminine names even though shorter names are on the rise where I live ([name_f]Canada[/name_f]).
I didn’t care for the nickname Adri when I was pregnant but now I think it’s adorable. We nicknamed her [name_f]Ada[/name_f].
I also think that unless you are living in [name_f]Sicily[/name_f] it matters more as to whether [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] is a younger person’s name where you live and not there. Actually though [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] currently ranks higher as a first name choice in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] compared with the US.