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Brother for Rocco

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BelliniButterfly · 20/11/2021 14:57

We have two girls named Sienna and Valentina and have found out we are expecting a boy.

We don't have Italian heritage but we love the names we have.

I find boys names really difficult.

We like Roman but the 'n' syllable doesn't flow with our surname.

We like Romeo and Luca but haven't found any names we love.

Ideas welcome!

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FlamingoDust · 22/11/2021 19:50

@Dillydollydingdong I know a Romeo, all his peers think the name is so cool!

Dillydollydingdong · 22/11/2021 13:39

Not Romeo, surely? Shock

shawnaander · 22/11/2021 13:37

Rocco and
Maxim
Dante
Marco
Lorenzo
Elias
Diego
Mathias
Xavier
Marcel
Carlo
Pedro
Jude
Miguel
Julio
Silas
Mateo
Carlos
Felix
Andre

RAFHercules · 21/11/2021 23:18

Yes, Cruz is Spanish/Portuguese , rather than Italian.
But I think they go together well as they are both traditional Catholic saints names. St Rocco and St John of the Cross (Cruz).
They are both quite cool as well.

lousanne · 21/11/2021 22:12

@BelliniButterfly I thought Cruz is more Spanish or south American ? It's nice.

inmyslippers · 21/11/2021 21:16

I really like Luca and Romeo

Gabriel
Jude
Nathaniel
Dante

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BelliniButterfly · 21/11/2021 21:12

@RAFHercules thank you I really like the name Cruz and it goes well with our surname so could be a great contender alongside Romeo.

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RAFHercules · 21/11/2021 19:35

Cruz.

MerryChristmasToYou · 21/11/2021 19:02

Cosmo

ESGdance · 21/11/2021 09:34

Ludo, Theo, Milo

EnidFrighten · 21/11/2021 09:10

I think some of the names like Giuseppe etc would have him being asked his whole life about whether he is Italian. I'd go for a crossover name like Rocco, Luca etc that are quite common in UK.

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BelliniButterfly · 21/11/2021 09:03

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! Some great ideas

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FlamingoDust · 21/11/2021 08:44

Your children have beautiful names!
Mario
Francesco
Alessandro

Kanaloa · 21/11/2021 03:41

I would choose Luca. It goes well with your other kids’ names and it’s a nice name.

laurenGame · 21/11/2021 01:32

Ezra

ESGdance · 21/11/2021 01:12

Geno
Jago
Enzo
Otto

flowerbombVR · 21/11/2021 01:12

Carlo

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 21/11/2021 01:09

I think since your girls both end with a "na" , it might be nice if your 2nd DS ended in "o" too like Rocco (but was a different number of syllables so it didn't sound too samey). I like Elio, Matteo, Vincenzo, Lorenzo, Alessandro and Antonio for example.

sleepyhoglet · 20/11/2021 21:57

Saverio with nickname Rio

Jeansandco · 20/11/2021 18:07

Gianni or Giovanni the Italian for John or Johnny meaning God is Gracious.

Fleur405 · 20/11/2021 17:52

Leonardo, Lorenzo and Nico are some of my favourite names (I do have Italian heritage!)

OinkPinkPonk · 20/11/2021 17:49

Rome
Lorenzo
Leonardo
Luca
Marco
Franco
Teo
Dario
Aldo
Gino
Tino

Wormsarecool · 20/11/2021 17:42

Caspian

BoudiccaBee · 20/11/2021 16:44

Angelo

WhatHoMarjorie · 20/11/2021 16:42

Matteo
Leo
Angelo

Do you get a lot of 'oh, do you have an Italian background?' questions when people learn your kids' names?

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