I’m having triplets, and through a complex series of events, I’m doing it on my own. It’s scary, but it also means I get the privilege of naming them on my own. I would love to honor my family (since they’re all being a major support system), but I’m wondering if my names are “too Italian” for 2019 USA, and I’m struggling with middle names.
I’m not sure what gender(s) they will be but here is my list:
3 boys: [name_m]Salvatore[/name_m] (mn [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] or another L), [name_m]Sebastiano[/name_m] (mn??), [name_m]Francesco[/name_m] (mn [name_m]Gianni[/name_m]/[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m])
2 boys and 1 girl: [name_m]Salvatore[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastiano[/name_m], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] (mn [name_f]Grazia[/name_f]??)
2 girls and 1 boy: [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_m]Salvatore[/name_m]
3 girls: [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] (mn [name_f]Lucia[/name_f])
I would love to use Guiseppina (pronounced je-suh-PEE-na) with [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], but I know that’s a mouthful.
I also would be okay with [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Sebastiano[/name_m].
All of these names come from my grandparents or great grandparents.
Other family names I like but aren’t my top choices:
Boys:
Calogero (ko-LOH-jer-oh, [name_m]Charles[/name_m])
[name_m]Carmelo[/name_m]/[name_m]Carlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Gaetano[/name_m]
[name_m]Pietro[/name_m] (PEH-troh, [name_m]Peter[/name_m])
[name_m]Benedetto[/name_m] (ben-eh–[name_f]DEE[/name_f]-toh, [name_m]Benedict[/name_m])
[name_m]Saverio[/name_m] (suh-VEHR-ih-oh, [name_m]Xavier[/name_m])
[name_m]Pasquale[/name_m] (pahs-QUAH-leh, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m])
Edegio (ed-gee-[name_f]YO[/name_f], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m])
Girls:
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Domenica[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
Librina/Libera
[name_f]Carmela[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicoletta[/name_f]
[name_f]Vincenza[/name_f] (veen-CHEHN-zuh)
My last name (and theirs) is 3 syllables, starts with M and ends with O.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!