Your thoughts on Gianna

KMLP · May 2011

Too much of a mouthful? Also, will it sound silly with a non-Italian name? I'm 1/2 Italian, but my husband is not.

KMLP · May 2011

mj.reilly:
I like it, but definitely not my favorite.
Not sure how it would be a mouthful, though.

Just the fact that it's three syllables.

plunderb · May 2011

Not too much name, but make sure you check on its popularity in your area if that matters to you. I was very surprised to learn that Gianna is in the top 10 where I live.

Hoovereeno · May 2011

It's not actually three sylables. The i just makes the G take on a soft sound. It's not pronounced.

It should be JAHN-a, not jee-AHN-ah. Drives me batty when people give it 3 sylables.

KMLP · May 2011

Hoovereeno:
It's not actually three sylables. The i just makes the G take on a soft sound. It's not pronounced.
It should be JAHN-a, not jee-AHN-ah. Drives me batty when people give it 3 sylables.

Oh, I thought that's how it was pronounced.

alohamora · May 2011

I think it's okay. I like some other Italian names better. And I don't think it sounds silly with a non-Italian last name, but a Larsen and Gianna sibset does seem a little odd.

hjk5000 · May 2011

I'm also 1/2 Italian and my husband's stupid Dutch last name ruined most of my name choices. I like the name, but depending on your last name it might not work.

KMLP · May 2011

KMLP:
Hoovereeno:
It's not actually three sylables. The i just makes the G take on a soft sound. It's not pronounced.
It should be JAHN-a, not jee-AHN-ah. Drives me batty when people give it 3 sylables.
Oh, I thought that's how it was pronounced.

I just looked it up and most websites say it can be pronounced either way.

KMLP · May 2011

hjk5000:
I'm also 1/2 Italian and my husband's stupid Dutch last name ruined most of my name choices. I like the name, but depending on your last name it might not work.

Our last name would sound fine with it, I just didn't know if it would be strange because it's not an Italian last name.

hjk5000 · May 2011

Hoovereeno:
It's not actually three sylables. The i just makes the G take on a soft sound. It's not pronounced.

It should be JAHN-a, not jee-AHN-ah. Drives me batty when people give it 3 sylables.

This too. Like Chiara is pronounced KEY-ara and bruschetta is pronounced brusKetta.

hjk5000 · May 2011

KMLP:
hjk5000:
I'm also 1/2 Italian and my husband's stupid Dutch last name ruined most of my name choices. I like the name, but depending on your last name it might not work.
Our last name would sound fine with it, I just didn't know if it would be strange because it's not an Italian last name.

Meh, if it sounds fine then I would use it. I mean, first and last names don't have to match nationalities, I just wouldn't go with Gianna O'brian or something.

JessandJeremy · May 2011

I've always heard it pronounced Gi-an-na and I think it's beautiful. I do think that it sounds a little weird with your sons name though.

magsugar13 · May 2011

Love it,,,

lets see if i can spell it though,.,.

Gianna

Jah-na

kmv68 · May 2011

Moxie27 · May 2011

i really like it!

Mrkyrain · May 2011

I like it but have only heard it pronounce G- ah-na

Brodyrox30 · May 2011

I like it. I think it will sound fine with a non-Italian last name.

iLikeSloths · May 2011

I don't love it, but I do like it. It's a nice name and I think it would sound fine with a last name that's not Italian.

Shaynnon · May 2011

magsugar13:
Love it,,,

lets see if i can spell it though,.,.

Gianna

Jah-na

HA!

YES to the name Gianna - pronounced either way!

Allie30 · May 2011

Sure, go ahead and name your child a name that will not be pronounced "correctly" (i.e., the way you want it pronounced) by half the people who pronounce it, and certainly anyone familiar with the language of the name's origin.

The popularity of this trend (Gianna, Giada, Giuliana, etc ad nauseum) eludes me. And I'm Italian-American. Gianna is the "prettiest" of these, as Giada looks like an intestinal disease and Giuliana is just ugly, but none of them are a good choice, even if your last name is ridiculously Italian.

And yet, shockingly, no one ever uses this trend to go with a gorgeous and underused Italian "G" name: Giovanna.

cmw&tdm · May 2011

As long as you're part Italian, I think it's fine. I don't know if I'd choose it with no Italian ancestry, but that isn't the case. I think it's cute.

mlf625 · May 2011

I think it's pretty. I know two, and both pronounce it Gee-ah-nuh. I'm not sold on it with Larsen, though. I think something more classic would be a better match.

zaramarie81 · May 2011

This is a popular name in some Catholic circles after St. Gianna Molla.. an inspiring modern Italian doctor and mother of four. I know several little Gianna's who aren't blatantly Italian. I do like the name but I am a sucker for "anna" names. I am a tad concerned it's getting too popular though, and I've read on this board several times that the Italian pronunciation is different from the way most Americans say the name... that would concern me.

HeyJune · May 2011

I like it. I've always heard it pronounced "Jee-on-uh" but very quickly so it sounds almost like two syllables. It becomes "jeon-uh." I'd call it two and a half syllables.

shopgirl_07 · May 2011

I like it fine but I think it's weird to give your kid a name that you don't pronounce correctly. It's Jahn-ah, just like Giada is pronounced like Jah-dah.

MrsMitty08 · May 2011

I love it! And Gi as the nn

MrsMitty08 · May 2011

Hoovereeno:
It's not actually three sylables. The i just makes the G take on a soft sound. It's not pronounced.

It should be JAHN-a, not jee-AHN-ah. Drives me batty when people give it 3 sylables.

I thought with Italian names, all vowels and consonants are sounded out; making Gianna three syllables?

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