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Italian baby girl name

89 replies

Sez90 · 10/01/2025 17:10

My mum is Italian but I was born in England, I have just found out me and my partner are having a baby girl and want to keep tradition by calling her an Italian name, but the issue is the Italian names are so old fashioned and they just don’t have the same ring to them in English. I really like the name Gia, pronounced Gee-ah but this is not used in Italy and the full name is Gianna pronounced Ja-nah… I’m so stuck, any help on Italian names that don’t sound so old fashioned in English and still sound really pretty. Please help!!!

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Marszu7 · 13/01/2025 01:26

How about Siena spelled that way after the place in Italy?

rumanah · 13/01/2025 01:06

Sofia
Gabriella
Chiara
Andrea
Gia

OccasionalHope · 13/01/2025 00:50

Sabina

OccasionalHope · 13/01/2025 00:49

Anna
Antonia
Rosanna
Sofia
Luisa
Gabriella
Arianna
Marianna
Marina
Elena
Bianca
Grazia
Giulia
Emilia
Cara

CornishTeaTime · 13/01/2025 00:40

🌸Valentina

FenellaFurchester · 13/01/2025 00:31

I have a friend in Italy named Irene which in Italian sounds so pretty (ee-ray-neh), particularly with a rolled ‘R’. It would be a nightmare to keep correcting people in the UK though.

TheBirdintheCave · 11/01/2025 08:17

My baby daughter's name is Marcella which has Italian origins. It's extremely rare in England. It got a good reception from my Italian colleagues :)

user1492757084 · 11/01/2025 06:19

Some sweet Italian names ..
Arietta - my fave
Allegra
Ana
Alessia
Leonora
Florence
Oriana
Marcella
Angelica
Tess - my fave
Carina
Felice
Genevra
Luciana
Honora - my fave
Carlotta
Delfina
Teodora
Elettra
Clarice
Caterina
Amalfi
Concetta
Adriana
Luciella- my fave
Elisabetta
Filomena
Magenta
Majella
Dominica
Nicola
Cosetta
Isotta - my fave
Mietta - my fave
Assisi
Raffaella
Venice

Mirabai · 10/01/2025 19:56

Cosima
Raffaella
Fiamma

Narkacist · 10/01/2025 19:43

You could go Roman, Livia, Flavia etc.

pimplebum · 10/01/2025 19:38

Alaria ilaria means Hilary

sel2223 · 10/01/2025 19:37

Gia is beautiful but definitely not with middle name Maria

Mulledjuice · 10/01/2025 19:34

Ginevra, Gia as a nickname?

user2848502016 · 10/01/2025 19:34

Emanwenym · 10/01/2025 19:29

Giants!

Damn autocorrect 😂
Meant Gianna

MumonabikeE5 · 10/01/2025 19:32

Lydia
Giovanna
luna
emilia
arrianna

Alessia
francesca

Dramallama91 · 10/01/2025 19:29

Sez90 · 10/01/2025 19:14

My DH is Antonio so he wants to stay clear of Antonia although I did bring it up 😅

Haha fair enough!

Emanwenym · 10/01/2025 19:29

Giants!

user2848502016 · 10/01/2025 19:27

Giants is lovely, Gia for short.

DDs friend is an Arianna which I've always thought was pretty

whereimfrom · 10/01/2025 19:27

Aria
Vincenza

Emanwenym · 10/01/2025 19:26

Sophia Loren was a stage name,her real name was Sofia
Silvia is the Italian spelling
@NovemberMorn

Emanwenym · 10/01/2025 19:21

Giulia, Giulietta, Stella, Isabella, Alessia, ...
Italian Names - Behind the Name

Sez90 · 10/01/2025 19:14

Dramallama91 · 10/01/2025 19:07

My girls middle name is Antonia (after my grandfather Antonio) which I love. I would have had it as a first name if the surname wasn't such a mouthful!

My DH is Antonio so he wants to stay clear of Antonia although I did bring it up 😅

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Dramallama91 · 10/01/2025 19:07

My girls middle name is Antonia (after my grandfather Antonio) which I love. I would have had it as a first name if the surname wasn't such a mouthful!

ScarletPower · 10/01/2025 18:58

I like Rosaria and Mariella.

NovemberMorn · 10/01/2025 18:53

kalokagathos · 10/01/2025 18:47

Klaudia
Sofia (is a Greek name) but famous actress was Sofia Loren

Spelt with a PH instead of the F.
Sylvia, can also be spelt with an I instead of theY
All variations are lovely.