Italian Baby Names With English Nicknames

General Name Discussion
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Hey, everyone!

I’m leaning towards Italian (/Latin) names (DH is from [name_f]Florence[/name_f]) but would like options of English nicknames.

So far I have (for boys):

[name_m]Elio[/name_m] (pn ay-lee-oh), nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m].

[name_m]Matteo[/name_m] (pn ma-tay-oh) nn [name_m]Matt[/name_m].

[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m] (pn joh-vahn-ee) nn [name_m]Joe[/name_m].

Plus obvious ones like [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lily[/name_f], for girls.

If anyone has any suggestions for either gender names, it would be very appreciated.

~Sephy

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[name_f]Dulcibella[/name_f]- [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]- [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_m]Bosco[/name_m]- [name_m]Boss[/name_m] ([name_m]HOW[/name_m] CUTE HOLY CRAP)
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]- [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestina[/name_f]- [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_m]Donte[/name_m]- [name_m]Don[/name_m]
[name_f]Cosetta[/name_f]- [name_f]Ettie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]- [name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_m]Alfonso[/name_m]- [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Aldo[/name_m]- [name_m]Al[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]- [name_u]Tony[/name_u] or Nio
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]- [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]- [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] or [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_m]Corrado[/name_m]- [name_u]Corey[/name_u]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]- [name_m]Dan[/name_m]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]- [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Elenora[/name_f] or [name_f]Elena[/name_f]- [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_m]Francesco[/name_m]/[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - [name_m]Frank[/name_m] or [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_m]Franco[/name_m]- [name_m]Frank[/name_m] or [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriele[/name_m]- [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]- [name_u]Jules[/name_u] or [name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignazio[/name_m]- [name_m]Iggy[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]- [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]- [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]- [name_u]Lou[/name_u] or [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]- [name_m]Mark[/name_m]
Niccolo- [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]- [name_u]Olly[/name_u]
[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]- [name_m]Rafi[/name_m] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]- [name_m]Rafi[/name_m] or [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]/rosalba/rosalia- [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_m]Roberto[/name_m]- [name_m]Rob[/name_m] or [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]Salvatore[/name_m]- [name_u]Sal[/name_u]
Tiberio- [name_m]Ty[/name_m]

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[name_m]Antonio[/name_m] - [name_u]Tony[/name_u]
[name_f]Cirocco[/name_f] - [name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_m]Arnoldo[/name_m] - [name_m]Arno[/name_m]/[name_m]Aldo[/name_m]
[name_m]Emilio[/name_m] - [name_m]Lio[/name_m]/[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
Georgio - [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregorio[/name_m] - [name_m]Greg[/name_m]
Niccolo - [name_u]Nic[/name_u]/[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m] - [name_m]Marc[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximiliano[/name_m] - [name_u]Max[/name_u]

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[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]! It sounds English enough with its use in [name_f]England[/name_f], but I think [name_f]Gem[/name_f]/[name_u]Jem[/name_u] or [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] are very English nns, and I think it’s a great choice all around. I can’t really think of anything else at the moment ([name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”? [name_f]Maria[/name_f] “[name_f]Mary[/name_f]/[name_f]Mia[/name_f]”? [name_u]Luca[/name_u] “[name_m]Luke[/name_m]”? [name_m]Benedetto[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”? [name_m]Domenico[/name_m] “[name_m]Dom[/name_m]/[name_u]Nick[/name_u]/[name_u]Nico[/name_u]”? [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] “[name_f]Emma[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]/[name_f]Mia[/name_f]/[name_f]Lia[/name_f]/[name_f]Millie[/name_f]”? [name_f]Fiorella[/name_f] “[name_f]Ella[/name_f]”? [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f] “[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]/[name_f]Lena[/name_f]”?).

I quite like Italian names, but I never seem to be able to think of all the ones I love when I really want to. I’ve been loving [name_f]Fiorella[/name_f] and [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f] lately (even [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]), so I figured I’d offer those up. :slight_smile: I wish I could think of more Italian boys’ names I like. [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] and [name_m]Benedetto[/name_m] are pretty much it for me. [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]'s cool, but I’m not sure about an English nn.

Good luck!

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Amazing suggestions!! Thanks so much everyone! :slight_smile: