Italian baby names: Unique and melodic

Apr 08, 2011 7:17 AM by
Posted in Parenting / Having a Baby / Baby Names

Italian Names
Girls And Boys

Looking for a beautiful Italian name for your baby girl or boy? Look no further. Choosing an Italian name is a lovely way to pay homage to your roots. Whether it's a unique take on a popular American name or a name that oozes with romance, Italian names are a great way to go. Running the gamut from the traditional to the unusual, there are many beautiful Italian names to choose from.

Pretty baby girl

If you are searching for a baby name that will just scream Bellissimo! and appeal to your Mediterranean roots, then these Italian baby names might just be perfect for you.

To best use this selection of names, get out a pad and paper and write down the names that appeal to you while you read through the lists. Have your baby's father do the same. Then, pare the lists down and compare notes.

There are many reasons for choosing a baby name. Perhaps it's one that has always struck a cord with you. Perhaps it's a family name. Or maybe it's a name that honors your heritage. Whatever the case, you want to think carefully when choosing a name for your little one. Does this name flow well with your last name? Will it be appropriate when the baby is two, and also when your child is 52?

Italian Names with English Equivalents

Sometimes, words just sound better in a different language. These Italian names are the equivilent of common English-language names, but they sound and look a little different.

Boy Names

Girl Names

Romantic Italian baby names

The Italian language falls under the umbrella of romance languages, so there are many wonderful romantic names to choose from. These are a few of our favorites.

Boy Names 

  • Adriano
  • Baldassario
  • Calvino
  • Demetrio
  • Eliseo
  • Enzo
  • Filippo
  • Giacomo
  • Ignazio
  • Lauro
  • Leopoldo
  • Marcio
  • Niccolo
  • Orsino
  • Pasquale
  • Romeo
  • Santino
  • Silvio
  • Tavio
  • Vittorio

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Girl Names

  • Adriana
  • Bellissa
  • Bianca
  • Ceria
  • Donya
  • Eleanora
  • Elene
  • Genevra
  • Gianina
  • Julietta
  • Leora
  • Lia
  • Marquesa
  • Oria
  • Renata
  • Sistine
  • Valeria
  • Vittoria
  • Viviana

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Comments on "Italian baby names: Unique and melodic"

darcy December 28, 2009 | 3:14 AM

I don't know who is doing your research but many of the Italian names you claim are English equivalents are incorrect, misspelled or are non existent Italian names. The correct Italian names to your English equivalents are: MARTINO = Martin (not Marcello as you claim - Marcello = Marcel) RODOLFO = Rudulph (not Ralph - RAPHAELE = Ralph) VITTORIO (not VITTORE)= Victor (not Vincent - VINCENZO = Vincent) LUCIO = Lucus not Luke (LUCA = Luke) ANIELA - No Such Name in Italian ANGELA = Angela (not Aniela) GIOGETTA - No Such Name in Italian (It is unpronounceable in Italian, if this name did exist, it would have to be spelled 'GiogIetta' or 'GiogHetta'. GIORGIA = Georgia (Not Giogetta) ELIZABETTA = Elizabeth (Not Isabella, ISABELLA = Isabella) ROSA = Rose (not Rosetta - ROSETTA = Rosette) ANNA = Anne/Anna (Vanni is not an Italian name, it does not exist) In your Italian Boy Names List: ELISEO not Elisio FILIPPO not Felippo GIACOMO not Geocomo (which means James in English) MARCO or MARCELLO - there is no such name as Marcio in Italian NICOLO' or Nicola not Niccolo (which means Nicholas in Italian) Tiernan does not exist in Italian and should be obvious to all Italian Girl Names List: Ceria - does not exist Donya - does not exist (in fact the Italian alphabet does not have a 'Y') ELENA not Elene ORIANA not Oria Sistine does not exist as an Italian name for a person, if it did it would be Sistina Torri - does not exist (Vittoria = Victoria) VALERIA not Valere I hope this helps those who are seriously looking for Italian baby names, as well as SARAH W. CARON (the author of this article) to CHECK her SOURCES and DO a BETTER JOB AT RESEARCHING and EDITING BEFORE she POSTS her information!

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