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What would be the best name for my daughter?

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ceaser333 · 14/09/2026 13:54

So my daughter will be born in the UK, but has Italian, Filipino and some Spanish ancestry.

Her last name is Italian.

Here are our choices:

Giuliana Vittoria

Giorgia Vittoria

Vittoria Seraphina

Vittoria Odessa

Which one sounds best? Or are these all bad and I should start over?

I even tried to generate a photo what she would look like (based in my older son) 😅 but I still could not pick which one would suit her best. Please help!

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StationJack · 15/09/2026 13:29

bananaobama · 15/09/2026 13:01

Guiliana is the nicest

It really isn't. How do you say it - 'Gwilli-ana'?
Giuliana is 'Jooli-ana'

@timoteigirl , I think they might be on their way back. They were old fashioned in my age group, my contemporaries have names like Cristina and Gianpaolo.

bananaobama · 15/09/2026 13:01

Guiliana is the nicest

timoteigirl · 15/09/2026 12:57

I personally don't like Giuliana or Giorgia as I feel they are older person's names like Giovanna.

Vittoria Seraphina is fine but should it be with F instead of PH?

What about Alessia?

No to Odessa - would you name your kid Manila or Nairobi or Florence (OOPS ha ha) or Istanbul or Cairo or Moscow?

StationJack · 15/09/2026 12:37

@giraffesandpigeonstoo , I said Guiliana, Guliana,Georgia Gorgia Giuliana will be misspelt,
U and I are next to each other on the keyboard and typos happen.

My name is one where once I'm in a system as Eliose it sems to stay there. It probably looks nothing but it matters to me.

giraffesandpigeonstoo · 15/09/2026 12:23

StationJack · 14/09/2026 20:08

What did I say? (Rhetorical question)

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What?

IThinkThereforeIPaint · 15/09/2026 12:10

I like them all. Vittoria Seraphina my favourite.

GregKay · 15/09/2026 12:01

I love all the suggestions! (though trying to generate a photo of what she might look like seems a bit bonkers! Plus my 2 sons look completely different from skin tone, hair colour, height, eye colour...)

Giorgia is my favourite.

I'd check you are happy with hearing short versions of them all though, as even if you don't shorten it people around you and her, especially British people may well do.

GregKay · 15/09/2026 11:58

puddingandsun · 14/09/2026 13:59

Id go for Victoria, not Vittoria.
And a shorter middle name like Nina, Mia, Clara.

So a completely different name then?!

Excellentsausages · 14/09/2026 23:03

Giuliana and Seraphina are my favourites. I'm not sure they go together though.

Sodthesystem · 14/09/2026 22:26

Surely just wait until you see her and you’ll know. I couldn’t imagine naming a child before I’d even seen her face.

Giraffehaver · 14/09/2026 22:24

I like Giorgia Vittoria best

StationJack · 14/09/2026 20:08

GlaikitWeeNyaff · 14/09/2026 19:43

guliana

What did I say? (Rhetorical question)

Ipsevenenabibas · 14/09/2026 19:45

First one

GlaikitWeeNyaff · 14/09/2026 19:43

guliana

puddingandsun · 14/09/2026 19:41

Comeonbabylightmyaga · 14/09/2026 14:30

Erase any connection to their ancestry?

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’Any’ connection to their ancestry? Hardly.

The child will be born in the UK and, yes, I would change a sound in the name because of that and still keep the full name sounding as natural as possible in Italian/ Spanish/ Filipino. Personal opinion.

IndigoBee · 14/09/2026 18:21

Comeonbabylightmyaga · 14/09/2026 14:28

I love Giuliana Vittoria.

Vittoria is a beautiful name but Giuliana is my favourite.

Same

MarzipanAngel · 14/09/2026 17:17

Giuliana Vittoria.

I think Vittoria will be misheard as Victoria and Giorgia will get Georgia. People might struggle to spell Giuliana but I doubt it will be mistaken for another name. Plus it’s beautiful.

24Dogcuddler · 14/09/2026 17:12

Giuliana is beautiful.

StationJack · 14/09/2026 16:52

Does your son have an Italian name?

StationJack · 14/09/2026 16:51

Giulia is nicer than Giuliana. Giulietta is pretty and it's a pretty car Smile.

JMSA · 14/09/2026 16:39

Giulia.

happylittlefruit · 14/09/2026 16:23

I think they're all lovely actually! Odessa is my favourite though so if it was my choice I would go Odessa Giuliana which is not one of the options 😂

StationJack · 14/09/2026 16:20

If you are going to be based in the UK, Giuliana and Giorgia are likely to be misspelt frequently. Guiliana is highly likely.
Vittoria is fine but might get mixed up with Victoria, and long names tend to get shortened. I like Giorgia best but would spell it Georgia.

The names are a bit too Italian for me - the baby will have a completely Italian name but only half Italian.
Friends who are Filipino or part Filipino all have 'RC' or virtue names, and I'm basing it on only a few people.

Not sure about Odessa but it would be a middle name, which aren't much used.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 14/09/2026 14:58

Guiliana Vittoria is lovely

MabelAnderson · 14/09/2026 14:39

Well all beautiful names, but English people use the explosive T so Vittoria will sound different in English. Giuliana is easier for English speakers although they won’t lightly sound that first i.
Like pps I would go for Guiliana Vittoria . Gorgeous !