How do these names sound to you?

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[name]Daggett[/name] Andrews
[name]Levi[/name] [name]Fisher[/name]
[name]Dante[/name] DiAngelo
[name]Francesca[/name] “[name]Franny[/name]” DiAngelo
[name]Lennon[/name] DiAngelo
[name]Eduardo[/name] DiAngelo

I like [name]Daggett[/name] Andrews (though part of me is reminded of the cartoony swear ‘dagnabit’)

[name]Levi[/name] [name]Fisher[/name] seems like a Jewish watchmaker in [name]Brooklyn[/name].

The DiAngelo family, with the exception of [name]Lennon[/name], seems too stereotypical. If your DiAngelos speak English, then they won’t all have Italian names. I would preserve [name]Dante[/name] and change [name]Francesca[/name] and [name]Eduardo[/name] [which strikes me as more Spanish than Italian anyway].

Thanks a lot! They actually don’y speak English, they’re Italian, and [name]Lennon[/name] is a cousin born in [name]America[/name]. I thought of “[name]Edoardo[/name]”, but it sounded kind of weird. I’ll look for a better one. Any suggestions?

What kind of people are they supposed to be? [name]How[/name] old?

In general, older people in [name]Italy[/name] have core-classic saint’s names. Think [name]Maria[/name] and [name]Giovanni[/name].

Names from the South of [name]Italy[/name] will strike many here as old-fashioned (like [name]Vitale[/name], [name]Salvatore[/name], [name]Nunzio[/name]). Names from the north of [name]Italy[/name] are seen as cool, sophisticated and glossy (like [name]Giancarlo[/name], [name]Bianca[/name], [name]Enzo[/name]).

here are the top 20 names for ALL of [name]Italy[/name] (all ages, all regions):

Feminine Masculine
1 [name]Maria[/name] [name]Giuseppe[/name]
2 [name]Anna[/name] [name]Giovanni[/name]
3 [name]Giuseppina[/name] [name]Antonio[/name]
4 [name]Rosa[/name] [name]Mario[/name]
5 [name]Angela[/name] [name]Luigi[/name]
6 [name]Giovanna[/name] [name]Francesco[/name]
7 [name]Teresa[/name] [name]Angelo[/name]
8 [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Vincenzo[/name]
9 [name]Carmela[/name] [name]Pietro[/name]
10 [name]Caterina[/name] [name]Salvatore[/name]
11 [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Carlo[/name]
12 [name]Anna[/name] [name]Maria[/name] [name]Franco[/name]
13 [name]Antonietta[/name] [name]Domenico[/name]
14 [name]Carla[/name] [name]Bruno[/name]
15 [name]Elena[/name] [name]Paolo[/name]
16 [name]Concetta[/name] [name]Michele[/name]
17 [name]Rita[/name] [name]Giorgio[/name]
18 [name]Margherita[/name] [name]Aldo[/name]
19 [name]Franca[/name] [name]Sergio[/name]
20 [name]Paola[/name] [name]Luciano[/name]