What are your favorite Italian girl names? I’m looking for names that could easily work in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] and the U.S. without too much of a pronunciation difference.
My favourite Italian girl name is [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], pronounced loo-chee-uh. I think this would be fine to use in the US as well, regardless on how you decide to pronounce it (loo-sha, loo-see-uh, etc). Some others:
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]- would fit in well with the many Adelyns, Addisons, etc
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]- similar to [name_u]Alex[/name_u]- names
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]- still sounds exotic, but has a very intuitive pronounciation
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]- same as above
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]- one of my favourites
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]- very pretty and fits in well with the trend of virtue names
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]- not sure how this would be perceived in the US but I love it so much I had to add it on the list
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]- similar to [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_f]Adriana[/name_f], etc, but a bit more unusual
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]- an already well established name. I also love [name_f]Rosina[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]- a super pretty name that’s a bit more elaborate than [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
These are names I chose from the following list, which has a ton more suggestions: Italian Names | Nameberry
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]! I also love [name_f]Allegra[/name_f], but then you have allergy medication.
Others:
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Mattea[/name_f]
[name_f]Renata[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amedea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tullia[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zita[/name_f]
[name_f]Secret[/name_f] love- [name_f]Dulcibella[/name_f]!! ”
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is a popular name both in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] and in the U.S.
Other names that won’t be too hard to say are [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], [name_f]Giada[/name_f], [name_f]Silvia[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] & [name_f]Gloria[/name_f].
My name, [name_f]Federica[/name_f], is my favourite one in Italiano, but I have no idea how Americans would say it ahah
My favorites are [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]!
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Ottavia[/name_f], [name_f]Flavia[/name_f], [name_f]Flaviana[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f], Michela, [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Paolina[/name_f], [name_f]Paola[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Federica[/name_f], [name_f]Antonia[/name_f], [name_f]Antonella[/name_f], [name_f]Marietta[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], [name_f]Luisa[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], Maristella, [name_f]Daniella[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Graziella[/name_f], [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Renata[/name_f]…
My fiancé’s heritage is Italian and I’m also looking at these names for a one day baby. Names I love are:
[name_f]Siena[/name_f] - although I prefer the spelling [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
I love so many! Sorry for any repeats.
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]/[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Concetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Consuela[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_u]Fiore[/name_u]/[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisela[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
Wow, thank you everyone! And thanks for the link, @dreamingoffireflies - the list was super helpful.
My favorites so far:
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]