Leah/Julia/Margo? Help please!

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[name]Hi[/name]!
Okay, so I’ve got this character that has existed for over six months, yet still doesn’t have a name. Is that weird?
She’s thirteen, has a strong Italian background, short, last name’s Pinacci. Her name has gone from [name]Leah[/name] to [name]Julia[/name] to [name]Hannah[/name] to [name]Juliet[/name] to [name]Maggie[/name] to [name]Margo[/name], and none of them quite fit the character I’m imagining. A little help please? Thanks:)

Arial[/name] Narrow][name]Love[/name], [name]Emma[/name]
(But I go by Lailey for really no reason at all)

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Hmmm…

I really like [name]Julia[/name] best out of your choices but I think [name]Margo[/name] fits the character with the last name choice.

Some others you might consider are

[name]Antonette[/name]/[name]Toni[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Coletta[/name]/[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Gia[/name]/[name]Giavanna[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Tonya[/name]

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If she’s very Italian, perhaps the Italian versions of her name may help.

[name]Giulia[/name]/[name]Giulietta[/name]
[name]Lia[/name]/[name]Liana[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Margherita[/name] nn [name]Margo[/name]

Other Suggestions

[name]Ginevra[/name] nn [name]Ginny[/name]
[name]Franca[/name]/[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Frankie[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name] - nn [name]Chia[/name] (pet?)
[name]Luisa[/name]/[name]Lucia[/name] - nn [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]- nn [name]Viva[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] - nn [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name] - nn [name]Etta[/name]/[name]Ettie[/name]
[name]Caterina[/name] - nn [name]Kit[/name]
[name]Renata[/name] nn [name]Ren[/name]

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I like [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Margo[/name], although [name]Margo[/name] has always sounded a little bit frumpy and old to me…

What about [name]Antonia[/name]? I also like the suggestion of [name]Gia[/name].

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My middle name is [name]Francesca[/name] and I’m part Italian. I guess the nn [name]Frankie[/name] could work for the main character. I know it’s not mine, but I can totally see it. The question is, though, what is she like?