Italian baby girl name

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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!!!

Just call her Gia, it’s a lovely name

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

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

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

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?

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

Lucia

(pronounced Lu-chi-a )

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.

Alessia - well known because of Lioness footballer

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

Francesca

Beatrice

Bianca

Chiara

Elena

Isabella

Lucia

Alessia

Arianna

Giovanna

Mia

Allegra

Emilia

Luna

Angelica

Anna

Aria

Aurora

Camilla

Caterina

Gabriella

Gia

Giulia

Viviana

Ciana?
Rosa

Francesca
Gabriella
Chiara

how would you pronounce Ciana in both Italian and English?

Gia is lovely, just itself.

Was going to say Lucia myself but see it's already been said. i worked with a Lucia and the name always seemed so pretty and strong on her. You could have Cia as a nickname which is very similar to Gia.

Anna

its so elegant.

Ciana is key ah nah
I've just checked and it's a form of Giana
I think Gia on its own is nice so if you like it, just use that

Isn't Lu-chi-a the Spanish pronunciation? I thought Italian Lucias pronounced it Lu-see-a.

Anyway OP, have a look at Italian names that are popular with parents who are naming their babies now, otherwise you risk landing your DD with the Italian equivalent of Kate, Sarah or Nicola - perfectly nice names, but ones that people associate with the previous generation.

And definitely don't call her Pippa if she will be spending any time in Italy!

Bianca, Sienna, Maria, Francesca

Other way round....Italian Lucias are pronounced Lu-chia (and often go by Chia).

@@FlowersOfSulphur makes a good point. Most of my suggestions are my mid-30s cousins! (Beatrice and Aurora are little girls I know)

Claudia
Valentina
Suzanna

Anna or Elena.

Love Lucia.
And Claudia ( Cloud - dia ).
I like Gabriella, too.

Vittoria
Vanessa
Daniela
Valeria
Adriana
Matilda
Monica
Lea