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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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Sez90 · 10/01/2025 17:38

Normallynumb · 10/01/2025 17:34

Ciana?
Rosa

how would you pronounce Ciana in both Italian and English?

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GoodVibesHere · 10/01/2025 17:34

Francesca
Gabriella
Chiara

Normallynumb · 10/01/2025 17:34

Ciana?
Rosa

WellsAndThistles · 10/01/2025 17:34

Francesca

Beatrice

Bianca

Chiara

Elena

Isabella

Lucia

Alessia

Arianna

Giovanna

Mia

Allegra

Emilia

Luna

Angelica

Anna

Aria

Aurora

Camilla

Caterina

Gabriella

Gia

Giulia

Viviana

Normallynumb · 10/01/2025 17:31

A pp has beaten me to it!
My suggestion is Lucia. Really pretty and easy to pronounce I think

Snowmanscarf · 10/01/2025 17:29

Alessia - well known because of Lioness footballer

Sez90 · 10/01/2025 17:29

CurlewKate · 10/01/2025 17:24

My second name is Rosaria after a great grandmother. I would have given it to my dd, but my brother beat me to it. What's your mother's name?

My mums name is Rosamaria and we have a long line of Maria’s which we were going for a potential middle name to also keep in with tradition of a family name.

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garciacherry · 10/01/2025 17:28

Lucia

(pronounced Lu-chi-a )

Spirallingdownwards · 10/01/2025 17:27

Rafaella
Gabriella
Isabella
Sophia

are all nice Italian names.

I like Gia on its own. Why does ot specifically have tk be Italian. Gia has Italian influence even if not strictly Italian

CurlewKate · 10/01/2025 17:24

My second name is Rosaria after a great grandmother. I would have given it to my dd, but my brother beat me to it. What's your mother's name?

JamesGetIn · 10/01/2025 17:24

I have always loved Luciana. With a "looch" sound rather than "loos".

Girasoli · 10/01/2025 17:21

Aurelia
Beatrice (pronounced Beatriche)
Alice (pronounced Aliche)
Lydia
Elisa
Marta
Aurora (you could have the nock name Rory)

RainbowSlimeLab · 10/01/2025 17:17

Chiara. A friend gets so many compliments for her dd’s name.

Pixilicious1 · 10/01/2025 17:12

Just call her Gia, it’s a lovely name

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