Expecting baby #3 in [name]April[/name]. My first daughter is [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] and my second is [name]Luisa[/name] [name]Maura[/name]. I would like to continue the family tradition of using a form of [name]Mary[/name] as a middle name (or potentially a first name). We will most likely use [name]Maria[/name] as a middle name. I would also like to keep the Italian/Latin feel to their names. Some of the names on our list are:
[name]Giada[/name] [name]Maria[/name] is my favorite sounding name, however, I have a hard time getting rid of the association of [name]Giada[/name] DeLaurentiis. I love her as a chef and get all of my recipes from her collection, I just don’t know that I want to name my child after her, or at least look as if she is named after her. Thoughts on this? Or alternate name suggestions?
Of the names you’ve listed, I love [name]Antonia[/name] the best, but [name]Giada[/name] is great, too. I think [name]Maria[/name] sounds too similar to [name]Marie[/name], though.
[name]Do[/name] you want the middle name to be a direct variant of [name]Mary[/name]? [name]Malia[/name], [name]Maribel[/name], and [name]Marisela[/name] are variants of [name]Mary[/name], and would be great middles.
What about names that are associated with [name]Mary[/name]? [name]Lourdes[/name], Lucita, and [name]Luz[/name], for instance, sounds great as middles and are associated with [name]Mary[/name].
Well as far as the name association goes, people will make them for any name. I am [name]Luciana[/name] and my sister is [name]Sofia[/name] and yes, sometimes people would assume that we were named after [name]Luciano[/name] Pavarotti and [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Loren[/name] - when in fact we were not. We got over it. If you really like [name]Giada[/name]- go for it!
I know a [name]Maria[/name]-[name]Carmela[/name]. [name]How[/name] about combining? Or Marinella? WIth the [name]Mari[/name] + a lovely ending?
Other suggestions (though I really like [name]Giada[/name] or [name]Antonella[/name]):
[name]Sophia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] and [name]Luisa[/name] [name]Maura[/name] are lovely names. Although [name]Maria[/name] is too similar to [name]Marie[/name], I guess as a middle name it wouldn’t matter as much. Other [name]Mary[/name] options from various cultures could be [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name], [name]Mamie[/name], Maryweld, [name]Mimi[/name], [name]Molly[/name], [name]Manon[/name], [name]Manya[/name], [name]Masha[/name], [name]Maija[/name], [name]Maire[/name]/[name]Mairi[/name], Maili, [name]Marian[/name]/[name]Mariana[/name]/[name]Marianne[/name]/[name]Maryam[/name]/[name]Marion[/name], [name]Maribel[/name], [name]Maribeth[/name], [name]Mariah[/name], [name]Marilyn[/name], [name]Marlys[/name], [name]Mariel[/name], [name]Marietta[/name], [name]Marika[/name], [name]Marisa[/name], [name]Maritza[/name], [name]Marja[/name] etc…You may want to consider [name]Magdalene[/name] as well for its association to another [name]Mary[/name] in the Bible. From your list, I think [name]Antonia[/name] would be the best choice. I know you love [name]Giada[/name] ([name]Jade[/name]) but to me it has a different “feel” to it - more modern and trendy. Here are some other options that would go well with [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Luisa[/name]. Best wishes to you!
[name]Melania[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Carlotta[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Giulia[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Domenica[/name]
[name]Margherita[/name]
[name]Valeria[/name]
[name]Paola[/name]
[name]Caterina[/name]
[name]Vittoria[/name]
[name]Teresa[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
what about natalia as a first name? i think it flows well, and is of the same style.
i like natalia mara or natalia maren but of course, the ultimate choice is up to you
The fact that [name]Maria[/name] is close to [name]Marie[/name] doesn’t bother me. My husband I and both come from Italian families. My [name]MIL[/name] is a [name]Theresa[/name] [name]Marie[/name] and her sisters are [name]Rose[/name] [name]Marie[/name] and [name]Anne[/name] [name]Marie[/name]. I suppose I could use ‘[name]Mary[/name]’ as the middle name but I think that is just as similar to [name]Marie[/name] as [name]Maria[/name] is.
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Giada[/name] and [name]Gianna[/name]!!!
I think they sound fantastic with [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Luisa[/name], and the mn [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Marie[/name] are beautiful!
My favorite would be:
[name]Giada[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Giada[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
My name is [name]Carmela[/name] [name]Mara[/name] ([name]Mara[/name] after my grandmother [name]Maria[/name]) and I always received many compliments on it; besides, I’ve never met any other [name]Carmela[/name], so if you want something unique yet recognizable (I never saw or heard my name being misspelled or misspronounced thank God), I think it is a nice choice.