See the results of this poll: Please help us choose a name for our baby girl!
Respondents: 51 (This poll is closed)
- Giulia : 4 (8%)
- Giacinta : 4 (8%)
- Gianna : 11 (22%)
- Lucia : 19 (37%)
- Gabriele : 5 (10%)
- Antonella: 8 (16%)
I like several of these, but if you want something less common, [name_f]Antonella[/name_f] seems like a great option!
Another vote for [name_f]Antonella[/name_f] here! I think [name_f]Nella[/name_f] is the sweetest nickname, and I love that it’s uncommon but easy to say and spell.
[name_u]Gabriele[/name_u] is, to the best of my knowledge, a masculine name in [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. At least, I only know male bearers of the name, and I know several of them; [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] would be the feminine form (happy to be corrected on this!)
[name_f]Antonella[/name_f] is my favourite too! Such a fabulous, pretty but spunky choice.
I voted [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] but I absolutely adore [name_f]Antonella[/name_f] and [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] as well.
I love [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]! It is the best of your choices. I
f you live in [name_u]America[/name_u], I can tell you that you will run into mispronounciation issues some of the others…
People here aren’t use to [name_f]Julia[/name_f] being spelled [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], so when she orders at Starbucks, her cup with say “[name_f]Julia[/name_f]”
The Italian pronounciation of [name_f]Giacinta[/name_f]…[name_m]Gee[/name_m]-a-[name_m]CHIN[/name_m]-ta… or [name_f]Lu[/name_f]-CHEE-a just won’t happen. They will always be pronounced [name_m]Gee[/name_m]-a-SINT-a, and [name_f]Lu[/name_f]-SEE-a, and she will have to ALWAYS correct it.
[name_u]Gabriele[/name_u], spelled like that, is definitely male.
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] is way too popular here, especially for those of non-Italian heritage.
I once worked with a young lady, early 20’s, non-Italian, who had a baby and thought she was being so international by spelling her daughter’s name [name_f]GUILIANA[/name_f]. [name_m]Little[/name_m] did she know that the way she spelled it, Italians would pronounce it Goo-ee-lee-ah-na. She didn’t understand Italian spelling and pronounciation rules that a G followed by A, O or U is always a hard G, but when an I is inserted between the G and the A,O,U…it softens the G to a J sound.