Four interesting names

Some names that are not my usual style but I have been reading for the first time or that I remembered of.
They are not bad, even if I would not use them as the first name I thought they are still super interesting.

Coletta :crescent_moon:
Started as a nickname for Nicole and Nicoletta, but used alone, like Nica, Nicla or other names.
It seems like a wearable name to me, perhaps a little vintage but with a touch of chic. In short, certainly not a name to be eliminated forever.

Stelio / Stelios :classical_building:
Stelios is a name derived from the Greek Ī£Ļ„Ī­Ī»Ī¹ĪæĻ‚ (Stelios), a variant of Ī£Ļ„Ļ…Ī»Ī¹Ī±Ī½ĻŒĻ‚ (Stylianos), a name based on the term ĻƒĻ„ĻĪ»ĪæĻ‚ (stylos) or ā€œcolumnā€. Stelio is the Italian form of Stelios.

Ivetta / Yvetta :evergreen_tree:
Ivetta is the diminutive of the name Iva, and Yvetta is an indipendent name, they both come from a name that derives from the Germanic iv ā€œyew treeā€. Ivetta / Yvetta has a much more famous cousin: the French Yvette.
Yet in my opinion Yvetta has nothing less. It is a retro name that should be rediscovered, a bit like Evelina or Irma or Nives or Amabel.
Ivetta on the other hand is elegant and unusual.

Marzio / Marsilio

Marzio derives from Martius which means ā€œdedicated to Marsā€ called Mars in Latin. The month of March was also linked to Mars. Marsilio comes from Mars as well.

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Marzullo is the name of the village in Calabria where my motherā€™s family comes from. You can actually see [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] Tucci go to this village in his CNN show ā€œSearching for Italy.ā€

Iā€™ve heard Stelios before; many Greek names used in my hometown in Connecticut.

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Nice, Marzio currently sits comfortably in the #399 spot of the Italian ranking and feels quiet Baroque (1600s) though to me.

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[name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] names! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Coletta[/name_f], [name_f]Yvetta[/name_f], and Marzio.

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[name_f]Coletta[/name_f] - I like that ā€˜Ettaā€™ ending - it has a bit more ā€˜punchā€™ than [name_f]Colette[/name_f]

Stelios/Stelios - do you know if this is said like stell-ee-o/us or stee-lee-o-us? It has have a sort of mystical appeal

Ivetta/Yvetta - I donā€™t mind them - sharp and intriguing - and I kind of like how they could have quite contemporary feeling nicknames - [name_m]Yves[/name_m], [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Ettie[/name_f]

Marzio/Marsilio - I think I prefer Marzio - pretty cool.

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I actually have met a Stelio in real life (never met a Stelios though) and he said STEH-lyo

For Stelios I would ask @tallemaja because I do not know Modern Greek, in the original Ancient Greek I suppose it would be steh-lee-os/us)

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In Greek, Stelios is steh-lyos! Close to stell-ee-os but two syllables. Not sure about Stelio, but I hope this helps!

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@heartwings and @tallemaja thank you both! Iā€™m glad it is the ā€˜stehā€™ pn!

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