Pasta names :)

General Name Discussion
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I just did a Sporcle quiz on types of pasta (yeah, I have weird hobbies) and realized a lot of types of pasta have names that sound nice, not that I’d use them! Guilty pleasures for sure…

Acini [di pepe]
Campanelle
Capellini and Cavatelli (how cute would that be for twins!)
Conchiglie
Ditalini (nn [name_f]Dita[/name_f], adorable)
Farfalle
Gemelli
Mafalde (though this sounds more like an evil witch in a fairy tale)
Marille (alternative to [name_f]Marilla[/name_f]?)
Orecchiette
Pappardelle
Radiatore
Rotelle

My favourites are Orrecchiette, Pappardelle and Acini.

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You’re just like a real life [name_f]Italy[/name_f] (Hetalia). And it could be so cool if children had pasta names.
“Hello, this is my son Farfalle”
“Oh how nice. This is my darling Mafalde”

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The first name that popped into my mind was Semolina (the grain used for making pasta) :). The Italian version of [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] is [name_f]Mafalda[/name_f] which is pretty close to the name on your list.

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Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one who thought about children named for pasta! I can totally imagine a boy named Spaghetti :). Crazy, right? Orrecchiette is pretty awesome too.

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Farfalle (pronounced fahr-FAHR-leh) is totally beautiful as a girl’s name. It means “butterflies.”

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Knowing how these are correctly pronounced, the only names I can see being used are Ditalini, Mafalde and Marille.

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This thread made me laugh. :slight_smile: I know an [name_m]Alfredo[/name_m]. A very usable name though it’s a pasta sauce. [name_f]Do[/name_f] that count?

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Oh I have done that before whilst looking at menus in restaurants [I don’t even know why I look as I am a creature of habit and have the same thing everytime]

These are my favourites from your list:
Ditalini (nn [name_f]Dita[/name_f], adorable)
Farfalle
Gemelli
Mafalde

You might like this list as it has Italian names on [Oh I just [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] Italian] http://https://nameberry.com/list/252/Italian-Word-Names?all=1

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@mischa- Semolina is pretty too!
@[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]- haha I didn’t think anyone else would think of it either. Spaghetti, maybe not though :stuck_out_tongue:
@[name_f]Ebony[/name_f]- I don’t speak Italian but I think I know enough about how it sounds that I’m saying them correctly- would you mind giving me the pronunciations then?
@c@29- my uncle’s name is [name_m]Alfredo[/name_m]! he goes by [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] though
@whirligig- haha I should do that next time I’m at a restaurant! I definitely do see random words and think, oh that would be a cool name! I love [name_m]Massimo[/name_m], [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] and [name_f]Serenella[/name_f] from the list.