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Short list for baby names. Baby half italian

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chewbacca83 · 28/09/2018 16:28

Boys: Bruno, Vincenzo (Vinnie), Raphael (Ray), Massimo (Max)
Girls: Nora, Mary/Maria, Vanessa,
Last name is short, 4 letters and begins with O. Opinions please!

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 29/09/2018 17:12

Vincenzo (Vinnie), love it !
Vanessa Maria is beautiful💕

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chewbacca83 · 29/09/2018 16:32

Nora seems a bit like marmite! Either love it or hate it! I see Nora as a really cool name and don't associate it with old ladies at all! But my friend definitely does and she hates it haha.

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Kewqueue · 29/09/2018 15:50

I like Nora! I don't really like the other names and I don't see Ray as a nickname for Raffaello.

LeeMiller · 29/09/2018 15:37

Cosima is gorgeous.

I agree, but DH claims it's the Italian equivalent of Ethel or Doris!

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 29/09/2018 14:11

Sorry but I hate Nora with a passion. So ugly and dowdy.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 29/09/2018 14:10

Cosima is gorgeous.

MikeUniformMike · 29/09/2018 13:22

Bruno- yes but prefer Nero
Vincenzo (Vinnie) - no
Raphael (Ray) - no
Massimo (Max) - not sure
Nora - no
Mary/Maria - really like both
Vanessa - like it

RavenWings · 29/09/2018 12:18

Agree that it's nuts to say "well I'm choosing one name, so na". Both need to like a name.

Anyway:
Bruno - nice
Vincenzo (Vinnie) - like this
Raphael (Ray) - ok
Massimo (Max) - Max is very generic and unimaginative imo so no. I like Massimo though.

Nora - ugh no
Mary/Maria - love these
Vanessa - very pretty

I think I'd use Mary/Maria or Vincenzo.

LeeMiller · 29/09/2018 12:12

Nora Maria or Nora Mary are lovely choices.

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chewbacca83 · 29/09/2018 12:09

I don't have a problem with the regional thing. I understand it. It's just not something that's an issue in the UK. The name Maria will probably be a middle name. Mary was my nans name and his mum's middle name so it has strong family connections. I really love the name Nora and it's currently top of the list for me. Glad to see so many others like it too

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Cbeebiesrehab · 29/09/2018 11:48

Agree with Lee it is important for both parents to like a name, no one should get a larger say over it imo-the surname debate is an entirely different one I won’t get into lol.

LeeMiller · 29/09/2018 10:48

If your husband is getting to choose the baby’s surname, it’s only fair that you get to choose the first name.

Hmmm, I disagree, I think both parents need to like the first name. Unless you're going to invent a new surname it's a far more limited choice.

I love lots of names that my husband has rejected becasue they're too strongly linked to the 'wrong' region! I think it's most important that the name works well in the country that you'll be living in, but equally I want to know and respect the connotations the name has in the other culture, and in Italy those are often strongly linked to regional identity.

0rlaith · 29/09/2018 09:33

We are UK based. It's funny how Italian names can be so regional. I love Rosella but my husband vetoed it as a regional name for somewhere very different to where he is from

If your husband is getting to choose the baby’s surname, it’s only fair that you get to choose the first name.

Unless you a get a veto on the surname ? In that case, give the baby your surname and let your husband choose the first name.

Kewqueue · 29/09/2018 09:33

All the Marias I know have a second name that they are actually known by.

starkid · 29/09/2018 09:28

I like Raphael, Nora and Maria :) good luck!

mishgs · 29/09/2018 07:44

I like Vincenzo (but Enzo rather than Vinnie). I love Gabriella & Gianluca too. Good luck! 👍🏻

Sophronia · 29/09/2018 07:29

Vincenzo or Maria

MrsFoxPlus4 · 29/09/2018 02:19

Vincenzo & Nora

moredoll · 29/09/2018 02:00

Vincenzo

Vanessa
Maria

Sungura · 29/09/2018 00:35

I like Vincenzo and Vanessa best. Maria is lovely, too.

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chewbacca83 · 29/09/2018 00:13

Thanks everyone. Baby due any day!

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Shadow1234 · 28/09/2018 22:32

Torn between vincenzo and raphael for a boy (love them both)
Love Vinnie as nn, not so keen on Ray as nn.

Maria is the only girl name I like, but dont love.

Not too keen on others
Good luck!

TatianaLarina · 28/09/2018 20:37

Like the boy’s names, but don’t like the girls and there are much prettier Italian girls names out there. I really like Cosima.

Peachbubble · 28/09/2018 20:19

Bruno, Massimo or Norah (but spelt this way) are my favourites from your list

Bonnefoi · 28/09/2018 17:41

Luka or it might be Luca. I think is Italian for Luke?