Italian Names

cedens · February 2009

DH is italian (his dad came over from italy in his early 20s~ and dh speaks italian fluently)~ it is tradition in his family that they name the boy after the grandfather (dh's father)~

1st question: DH wants to name our son, Vito (after dh's father)~ i am not fond of this name for several reasons- i don't like the name period and it reminds me of an old boss i had, not his dad! What do you think of the name?

2nd question: What are some other really italian sounding names for both a boy and a girl? (i have tried websites and books and nothing is popping out at me!)

TIA!

berry25 · February 2009

No, I don't like Vito at all. Maybe a middle name?

I do like Matteo, Leo, Alessia, Sofia, Gianna, Giovanna, Francesca, Allegra.

mZoe · February 2009

Vito is better as a middle name. Like, Anthony Vito or Carmine Vito. I agree with PP's suggestion of names, especially the girl ones. GL.

CrazeyJaneyR · February 2009

My daughter is Angelina. Also loved Silvana, Marianna, Arianna.

Boys names:

Vincent(cenzo)

Dominic (Nicky)

Gianfranco, or just franco

?

tct1219 · February 2009

girls:

alessandra

carmela

francesca

gemma

gisella

margherita

simona

viviana

boys:

bruno

emilio

fabrizio

francesco

gianni

giovanni

giuseppe

leonardo

luca

matteo

orlando

rocco

silvio

stefano

vittorio (may be close enough to vito?)

newportbride715 · February 2009

I love Marco and Matteo, Joseph, Anthony, Nico, Dominic and Nicolas.

For girls, I love Cecily, Cecilia, Sofia and Bianca.

Tikvahc · February 2009

For a girl: Sofia, Isabella, Gianna

For a boy: Anthony, Giovanni, Vincent

newportbride715 · February 2009

Oh, and from your poll, I LOVE Luciana, Gabriella and Gianna!

I do not like Vito at all though, sorry!

ara4488 · February 2009

My Italian sister-in-law is named Giovanna, but goes by Gianna - which I think is a lovely name.

Also, for girls: Francesca, Giulia, Chiara, Alessia.

For boys: Lorenzo, Alessandro, Matteo, Davide.

AprilCachet · February 2009

I agree with PP's on some of the names they listed I love Vincent and I love Arianna (thats actually on our list).

?Vito reminds me of the Godfather and I agree its better suited for a middle name. ??

cedens · February 2009

Thanks for all of the suggestion! I have on my previous list (not in baby name poll) Luca, Dominic, Anthony (or Antonio) and Lorenzo. I would like any of those names. Thanks for the suggestion Vittorio (that seems like it would be a good full name for Vito~ but still don't want the kid called Vito). I have Sophia on my list as well for girls~ Viviana has a beautiful ring to it and not that common! I have always loved Bianca growing up, but for some reason, it's not clicking for me now.

Newportbride:

Thanks for the comments on Luciana, Gabriella and Gianna! I LOVE the name Luciana (i kinda put two names together on that one~ not sure if it really exists!~ i love the name Luci for a little girl). Luciana, Sophia, Gianna and Gabriella are my top fav girl names (in that order)~ i just have to sell them to DH!

Phoebe Halliwell · February 2009

When I hear "Vito," I immediately think of The Godfather.

I think Antonia, Gianna, and Francesca are really pretty Italian names. Sorry - not much help on boys' names.

JnJHud · February 2009

Vito makes me think of Don Vito Stick out tongue

I love Gianna, Giovanna, and Arianna for girls. I'm not much help on boys' names, either - sorry!

Lee0707 · February 2009

I need to pick Italian names as well my DH mother came over from italy. So far we have Gianna, Lianna, and Lucia for girls names.

Boys is harder. We have Luca, Teo, and Nicollo.

Luciana is beautiful. I knew someone named Luciana growing up and she was italian.

almost momma of two · February 2009

DD would have been Lucca if she were a boy, so I love that name.

Lyssapee · February 2009

LOL, DH has an uncle Vito, FIL names is Silverio. BLEH!

I think Giovanni (jo-vanni, I hate when people say Geo-vanni) is a beautiful boys name. I also like Arturo is nice!

DH's Grandfather is Michele, which is why DH is Michael. Michele is a a really beautiful name, but it looks like Michelle with one L.

thenewmrsrussell · February 2009

What if you used Vito as a middle name?

What about Joseph, Vincent, Anthony?

LMS05 · February 2009

One of my best friends is named Silvana. Her mother is from Italy.?

LoriFalce · February 2009

Boys are hard. I think it's a lot harder for a Italian boy's name to go mainstream. It comes off kitschy, or sounds all mobstery. (Don't flame me. These are the reasons I heard from my husband, a 2nd gen Italian-American.) I couldn't find one Italian boy's name he liked.

Girls names are beautiful. I like Allessandra, Giovanna, Gianna, Giulianna, Chianna, Gaetana, Luisa, Sistina, and our girl pick, Marianna.