Super Italian Last Name

KimmySchmidt · May 2016

I'm team green and DH and I are trying to decide on some names for LO2. Our last name is cumbersome and VERY Italian. We'll say for the sake of this post that it's Mangiamardi. "MAN-juh-MAR-dee" (It's not, but it has the same stressed syllables and starts and ends with similar sounds.) Our first child's name is Bianca.
We want to stick with something that is Italian (or at least Greek or Latin) so that the first and last name sounds reasonably connected. I'd love feedback on the name choices we've been coming back to a lot lately. Open to other suggestions as well. (Short names generally preferred because terrible and long last name.)

Boy:
Nico
Rocco
Milo

Girl:
Ramona
Nina

bbiutmcph · May 2016

Love Rocco! My H vetoed it but I pushed for it each time.

Personally I don't love either girl name especially considering how much I love Bianca which was on our girl list.

We have a very Italian surname as well. We choice Giada we also considered on our long list

Rosa/Rosaria
Marietta
Chiara
Carmilla
Cecelia
Livia
Lucia
Flora
Valentina
Lorenza
Milena
Nadia
Paola
Palmira
Serena
Vittoria

DunkinDecaf · May 2016

I love Nico and Nina from your list. Milo and Ramona are nms, but not terrible. Rocco always sounds like a dog name to me.

mothernorth · May 2016

Rocco and Nina!

drea1016 · May 2016

I love all your names. Nico and Nina are my favorites. Here's a few more similar ones I like...

Boys: Luca, Bruno
Girls: Gia, Eva, Anna

siennasmama · May 2016

We have a very Italian last name and DDs are Sienna and Layla. This baby will be Aria or Dominic.
Of your choices I like Nico!

other suggestions- Mateo, Luca, Bruno.
Gianna, Chiara, Guilia, Eva

KimmySchmidt · May 2016

Luca was on the list for our last baby, but I crossed it off because I feel like I know a lot of Lucas' who were born in the last couple years (including a cousin) and it seemed just a little too similar.

MamaWren919 · May 2016

I like Ramona and Milo best. Big fan of Luca too. Or Leo

LNic5 · May 2016

Love Milo and Nina!!

SuperNerd42 · May 2016

I didn't realize Schmidt was Italian

Of your list I like Nico and Ramona the best (always loved Ramona!). I second the suggestions of Mateo, Gia, and Giada

ashleyandely · May 2016

Nico is my favorite of the boy names.

I prefer Nina over Ramona.

magsugar13 · May 2016

Love Nico and Rocco (I have a nico)

Not a fan of the girl names, Ramona is not italian at all

Francesca
Marianna

Gianna
Lucia

theGDpaterfamilias · May 2016

Boy:
Matteo
Luca
Alessio
(not short but I dig) Giacomo

Girl:
Paola
Lucia
Rosa

jessielynn1 · May 2016

Boys:
Donato
Mateo
francesco
Antonio

Girls:
Valeria
Ilaria
Alba
Giovanna

jen11797 · May 2016

Another Italian here! Of your list, I'd go with Nico and Nina. Milo and Rocco make me think of animals, personally. I adore @bbiutmcph 's list of girls' names. Livia might have won out for this baby had we not already chosen Eva in honor of a late relative.

missmaehurt · May 2016

I love Nico and Nina!

lauren_m · May 2016

I'm Italian too.

my little ones are Peter and Francesca. I love Nico and Nina. I also love Gianna if you're going short, but this is very common where i live. Luca for a boy is great also.

sorarose · May 2016

I love the name Luca and know someone who recently named her son this. I also met a little Giovanni the other day.

I like Elena, Isabella, and Lucia for a girl.

Ceridwen77 · May 2016

Love Rocco! Definitely think the girls names need more work though. Love Rosa and Marietta.

Hanniez89 · May 2016

I really Love Nico and Nina!!!!!

boy options:
Leo
Massimo

girl options:
Rosa/Rose
Marina
Giulia
Gia
Louisa

susykat77 · May 2016

I absolutely love Nico. I also love Ramona but I'm not sure how Italian it is... I don't love Nina and especially when paired with Bianca. I'd be bummed that I got a boring name compared to my sister Bianca. Love some of the other suggestions.

kmvisioli · May 2016

I like Nico or Milo. Prefer Ricco over Rocco. Also suggesting Luca, Vince, Gianni, Michael, David, and Marco.

Love Nina for a girl. Also suggesting Elena, Lena, Cara, Clara, Jemma, Gianna, Natalie, and Nora.

almostjennifer · May 2016

I have wished we were Italian because I would love to use one of these:. Gia, Gianna, Antony, Enzo.

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