While looking through some old pictures, I was reminded of a trip my husband and I took to Switzerland. We went to a beautiful city called Bellinzona, which is famous for its three castles. I remember how amazing the trip was and how absolutely beautiful the city was. I was thinking that the name Bellinzona might be a creative way to get to the popular [name]Bella[/name]. Opinions?
My daughter’s name is [name]Fiona[/name] and we plan on naming the baby I’m expecting [name]Lucia[/name] (if she’s a girl), nn [name]Lucy[/name]. I think that [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], and Bellinzona sound very pretty together, and I think it gets even better with nicknames - [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], and [name]Bella[/name]. Thoughts?
Note: I think most Americans would pronounce it ‘bell-in-[name]ZO[/name]-na’, but I believe the proper italian pronunciation is more like “bell-eent-SO-na”, which I think is prettier.
I dont really like Bellinzona as a given name, it is a bit much for me. [name]Bella[/name] would be a completley legit nn though. I think [name]Bella[/name] works on its own too. [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], and [name]Bella[/name] are lovely together.
Very unusual, but very nice, and the personal connection is lovely. For me, Bellinzona is a little long next to sisters [name]Fiona[/name] and [name]Lucia[/name], but [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Bella[/name] are perfect together, and the most important thing is loving the name.
I always wonder what the point of giving an uncommon name with a common nickname is, assuming you consider uncommon to be positive. The more you use the nickname, the less distinctive the name effectively becomes.
I find Bellinzona odd next to your daughters’ names because it is a place name and much longer and more unusual than the others. I would consider it as a more appropriate middle name. [name]Bella[/name] is a very common nick name currently and there are many ways to get to it.