I’m adopting a little girl and will be using her birth name as her middle name and so would love some help finding some first names that work well in English and Italian. I have had [name_f]Antonietta[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] and [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] on my list for years, but am looking for something new and fresh. Berjouhi is pronounced Behr-JOO-hee. My son’s name is [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and I really like names that are pan-European in the style of [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]. I also really like names inspired by [name_m]Art[/name_m] and literature. I would really like to avoid the Italian top 20 at least and maybe the British top 50 as well.
I love the names on your list already! [name_m]Just[/name_m] so you know, [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] is in the Italian top 20 for 2016. Also, does [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ever go by a nickname? If so, would you want your daughter to have one too?
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f] ([name_f]Ariana[/name_f] is #3 in [name_f]Italy[/name_f], but this similar Shakespearean name isn’t on the rankings)
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (number 23 in [name_f]England[/name_f])
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (number 36 in [name_f]England[/name_f])
I think 2+ syllable names sound great with Berjouhi!
I hope this helped!
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] usually goes by Tobia (Italian version of his name) or [name_u]Toby[/name_u] (pronounced to rhyme with knob-ee), but only at home. I love [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] but it’s too popular like you said. [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] feels middle-aged for me, [name_f]Mariana[/name_f] is and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] feel a bit bland, probably because lately I have noticed a rise in Charlottes in [name_u]London[/name_u].
I was researching names starting with B, but none caught my eye. [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] is lovely and would be perfect had my sister not used it already for her daughter. I’ll have to think about [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. Thank you!
No problem! [name_f]Glad[/name_f] I could help!
I don’t know much of the popularity, but here are some names I think fit with [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] as European/International style:
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] or maybe [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
Good luck with your new addition!
I like [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] from your list! 
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
Congrats on your baby girl
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and…__ Berjouhi
[name_f]Antonietta[/name_f] - Maybe [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] instead?
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] - To much [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] for me.
Suggestions:
Italian
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Bellina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorotea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dot[/name_f], [name_f]Tea[/name_f], [name_u]Dory[/name_u]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Emmie[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Filippa[/name_f]/[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
Maddelena
[name_f]Mirella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nella[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Siena[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
Sveva
[name_f]Tecla[/name_f]
[name_f]Velia[/name_f]
Vitalia
Other:
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
Annavieve
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Brina[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
Disa
[name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
Emslie
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
Evina
[name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]/[name_f]Hadleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Henley[/name_u]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]/[name_f]Junie[/name_f]
Kensi
[name_f]Lillith[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magda[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]
[name_f]Malva[/name_f]
[name_f]Meggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Meja[/name_f]
[name_f]Melva[/name_f]
[name_f]Milou[/name_f]
Minoo (MEE Nu: )
[name_f]Moa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Stina[/name_f]
[name_f]Svea[/name_f]
Teja/Teia
[name_f]Telma[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Tova[/name_f]
[name_f]Tuva[/name_f]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Viva[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Inspired by art and literature:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] ([name_u]Christie[/name_u])
Arietty ([name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Norton[/name_m] character)
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] (Gentileschi)
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] (Lindgren)
(W. H.) [name_u]Auden[/name_u]
([name_f]Jane[/name_f]) [name_u]Austen[/name_u]
([name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]) Beaux
([name_m]William[/name_m]) [name_u]Blake[/name_u]
([name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]) Brontë
([name_m]Lewis[/name_m]) [name_u]Caroll[/name_u]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] (Funke)
(T.S.) [name_u]Eliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Elwyn[/name_m] (E.B. White)
[name_f]Frida[/name_f] ([name_f]Kahlo[/name_f])
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] ([name_u]Lee[/name_u])
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] ([name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren character)
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] ([name_m]Amis[/name_m])
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] ([name_f]May[/name_f] [name_u]Alcott[/name_u])
Mailou ([name_m]Jones[/name_m])
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] ([name_u]Austen[/name_u] character)
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f] ([name_m]Dumas[/name_m])
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] ([name_f]Angelou[/name_f])
([name_u]Claude[/name_u]) [name_f]Monet[/name_f]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] (Bysshe [name_u]Shelley[/name_u])
[name_f]Pilar[/name_f] ([name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] character)
([name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Allan[/name_m]) [name_u]Poe[/name_u]
[name_f]Ronja[/name_f] ([name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren character)
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] ([name_m]Mark[/name_m] [name_m]Twain[/name_m] character)
[name_f]Selma[/name_f] (Lagerlöf)
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f] ([name_m]Boyce[/name_m])
[name_f]Sula[/name_f] ([name_f]Toni[/name_f] [name_m]Morrison[/name_m] character)
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] ([name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Hardy[/name_m] character)
[name_f]Tove[/name_f] ([name_m]Jansson[/name_m])
Vigée ([name_m]Le[/name_m] [name_m]Brun[/name_m])
Vija (Celmins)
([name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]) [name_f]Vionnet[/name_f] (vee-oh-nay)
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] ([name_m]Woolf[/name_m])
Vivette ([name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Hardy[/name_m] character)
[name_f]Zinaida[/name_f] (Serebriakova)
(Émile) [name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f] ([name_u]Neale[/name_u] Hurston)
I really like the suggestion of [name_f]Eva[/name_f], I had already been thinking about it and it has quickly become one of my favorite names. I think it sounds great with Berjouhi. I like the suggestions of [name_u]Alva[/name_u], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Vida[/name_u].
Some suggestions…
[name_f]Alesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bruna[/name_f]
[name_f]Capri[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
What about [name_f]Bianca[/name_f]? I think [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] Berjouhi sounds beautiful.
I really like the suggestion of [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] (I had never heard it before), [name_f]Frida[/name_f], [name_f]Malva[/name_f], [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], although it’s quite old fashioned in [name_f]Italy[/name_f]… but then again all of the names feel that way to me, as Italian parents are for the most part very conservative in their naming.
Thanks once again for all of the suggestions. I’m making a list of favorites.
What about [name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]? Inspired by [name_m]Don[/name_m] [name_m]Quixote[/name_m]…and not very popular, but very pretty. Duel-sin-AY-uh.
[name_f]Glad[/name_f] you like it. I really like [name_f]Aviva[/name_f], it’s very feminine but at the same time very spunky. [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] Berjouhi would be gorgeous.
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] and [name_f]Viv[/name_f] would make such a cute sibset.
Good luck!