We are expecting a baby girl. We have a son whose name is [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] but we call him [name_m]Leo[/name_m]. My husband and I would like another Italian name but it doesn’t have to be. Would love to more more ideas of names.
I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]. With [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] you could have the nns, [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Emme[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f].
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] ([name_f]Etta[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f])
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Emanuela[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f] ([name_f]Lottie[/name_f])
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f] (Delfie)
[name_f]Fabrizia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisella[/name_f]
[name_f]Giuliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Maddalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerina[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Raffaela[/name_f]
Rosabella
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
Silviana
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f] / [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] / [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Domenica[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vittoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f] / [name_f]Alessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]! That’s my name, it’s used in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] too and you can call her [name_u]Val[/name_u] or [name_f]Vali[/name_f] or [name_f]Vala[/name_f].
Other ideas: [name_f]Annabella[/name_f], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Evalina[/name_f], [name_f]Alessia[/name_f], [name_f]Angela[/name_f], [name_f]Julietta[/name_f], [name_f]Eloisa[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f], [name_f]Caterina[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], [name_f]Elettra[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], [name_f]Vita[/name_f], [name_f]Romina[/name_f], [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Chiara[/name_f], [name_f]Amaranta[/name_f], [name_f]Graziella[/name_f], [name_f]Venezia[/name_f], [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], [name_f]Lelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Paolina[/name_f], [name_f]Violetta[/name_f].
[name_f]Camila[/name_f] could be nice with the nickname of [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Siena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
I like the suggestion of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
My first thought was [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]. I think [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] and [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]/[name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] are great! I love the suggestions of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], [name_f]Elettra[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f], [name_f]Violetta[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Carlotta[/name_f] “[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]”, etc.–there are so many great Italian names out there! Right now, [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], and [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] are my favorite Italian names, and I think all three will eventually end up on my list. 
I love the idea of [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] and [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f] together, though, and [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f] has a ton of great nicknames!
I’m not sure I can think of any other Italian names? But what about:
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] is delightful, and you could use the nn [name_f]Silvie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] if you liked; most people seem to really love it these days; I just like [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], personally. :))
[name_f]Gioia[/name_f] ([name_f]JOY[/name_f]-ah)
[name_f]Giuseppina[/name_f] (not sure how well it works in [name_u]America[/name_u], but I think it looks oh-so-gorgeous. I like it loads better than [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
Giorgiana (not sure if this is legit or not, but someone I used to know has a daughter named Giorgiana, and she told me it was the Italian spelling. I think it’s spunky and gorgeous. I used to prefer it to [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], but now I’m not sure. Either way, [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]/Giorgiana is a great name.)
[name_f]Isabetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] (not Italian, but I think [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] and [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] make a really, really great duo!)
Good luck!
[name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Milana[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Siena[/name_f]/[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Caterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Giuliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Orianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] are both great. [name_m]How[/name_m] about them?
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f]) works great with [name_m]Leo[/name_m].
I also like the suggestions of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f].
Thank you for all the responses! We like the names:
[name_f]Siena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Camila[/name_f]
For the the none Italian names we like
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
We are also planning on using [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] for the middle name. Any suggestions?
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
I like these pairings best. I think [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] sounds better with an Italian-sounding first name.
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f] or [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] were the first to come to mind
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Alessia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Ali[/name_u] (or Ale)? [name_u]Love[/name_u] that!
I also love [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Vi[/name_f] or [name_f]Etta[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] sounds better with an Italian-sounding first name.
In addition to the names you said you like, how about…
[name_f]Carina[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Cari[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Caterina[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Cat[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Albertina[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tina[/name_f] or [name_f]Alba[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Ro[/name_f]? Though no nn needed)
[name_f]Rosaria[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], or [name_f]Aria[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Gia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Giada[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f] or [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f] or [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f] or [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Giulia[/name_f] (nn Giuli, [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], or [name_f]Gia[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Giuliana[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], Giuli, [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], or [name_f]Gia[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Ade[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], or [name_f]Ana[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tati[/name_f], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], or [name_f]Ana[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Ari[/name_f], or [name_f]Ana[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], or [name_f]Lia[/name_f] (prn [name_f]Leah[/name_f])?)
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tonia[/name_f], [name_f]Toni[/name_f], or [name_f]Ane[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Mia[/name_f], Sia, or [name_f]Coco[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Nicoletta[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Etta[/name_f] or [name_f]Nico[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Lisa[/name_f] or [name_f]Bette[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Elena[/name_f] or [name_f]Nora[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tori[/name_f] or [name_f]Vita[/name_f]?)
Of these, my favorite combination are probably [name_f]Gianna[/name_f]/[name_f]Gia[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] and [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]/[name_f]Giuliana[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f].
I think for some names making [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] the first name sounds better, for others it needs to be the opposite, and some could go either way. [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f]; [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]; [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] or [name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]; [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Arianna[/name_f] or [name_f]Arianna[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]; [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]; [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]; and [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] are also nice combinations.
ETA: Just scrolled through the replies again and of the first names you said you liked, I like [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]. But at the same time, both [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] are pretty popular. I know that matters to some people; don’t know whether it matters to you.
My favorite Italian girl names are [name_f]Aria[/name_f] and [name_f]Gianna[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Aria[/name_f] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] sound really cute together
[name_f]Carmela[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] are the two I came up with that I didn’t see suggested previously.
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] with nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f] is really lovely!