DH and I are leaving the gender a surprise, but we can’t agree on any names that “fit” with our last name. Buonocore is just SO Italian and has so many syllables that it sounds silly with just about everything. I even kept my maiden name because of this.
We want to avoid typical Italian names as DH has many many siblings and cousins named [name]Vinny[/name], [name]John[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Theresa[/name]… Any suggestions?
I have an Italian friend named [name]Lea[/name] ([name]Lay[/name]-uh) which I think is a beautiful name.
Other non-typical Italian names
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Alessa[/name]
[name]Alina[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]/[name]Dafne[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Mariella[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]
[name]Alexa[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
Some of my favorite Italian names, most of which I think are non-typical/trendy:
[name]Adrianna[/name]
[name]Alba[/name]
[name]Alessia[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Daniela[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Giordana[/name]
[name]Leandra[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]
[name]Narcisa[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Paola[/name]
[name]Pia[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Amato[/name]
[name]Armando[/name]
[name]Bernardo[/name]
Carrato
Ennio
[name]Ezio[/name]
[name]Loris[/name]
[name]Luca[/name]
[name]Marco[/name]
[name]Manuel[/name]
[name]Matteo[/name]
Nevio
[name]Orlando[/name]
[name]Pascal[/name]
[name]Uberto[/name]
I like the last name Buonocore. Its distinctive 
What type of names do you like? Traditional? Modern? Does popularity concern you?
I would stick with a shorter first name, no more than two syllables.
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Kira[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]- [name]Claire[/name] Buonocore sounds lovely.
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Colin[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]
[name]Maximo[/name] “[name]Max[/name]”
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Do[/name] you like any of those?
Girls:
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Shaye[/name]
Boys:
[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
I think Buonocore is such a unique, distinctive name, I like it. That said, I would stick with shorter names to balance it. For boys, I like [name]Luca[/name], [name]Nico[/name], [name]Enzo[/name], [name]Enzio[/name], etc. For a girl, I know I’m going against what I just said because it’s 3 syllables, but I just love [name]Lucia[/name] Buonocore.