Nomi italiani femminili
Adriana
Agata – Form of Agatha
Alessandra - The defender, or helper of mankind. Form of
Alexandra.
Alice
Alisa - The wise counsellor, or the truthful one. Also see
Alicia and Alison.
Allegra - Cheerful, joyous.
Amina – Form of Amy
Andria - Love, joy.
Aniela - A heavenly messenger, an angel. Form of Angela.
Annata - Grace, or favoured by God. Form of Anne.
Belinda - Beautiful.
Bianca - Fair-haired, or of a fair complexion. Form of
Blanche. Used by Shakespeare for characters in two of his
plays.
Bruna – Brown-haired.
Camilla
Cara - Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian origin. Irish Gaelic: A
friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Carla
Carlina - A free person.
Carmela - A garden or orchard.
Caterina - Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine.
Also used as an independent name.
Chia
Chiara - Bright and famous. The name of an Irish county.
Also See Clarice.
Clara – Form of Claire
Claudia
Cloe – Form of Chloe
Cristina
Elena - Italian/Portuguese/Spanish. The light of the sun.
Also see Eileen, Elaine, Eleanor and Ellen.
Enrica - Italian/Spanish. The ruler of the home. A feminine
form of Henry. Also see Harriet.
Filippa - A lover of horses. The feminine form of Philip.
Fiorella - A little flower.
Fiorenza - Flower
Francesca
Gaia
Gemma - A jewel or gem.
Gianina - God is gracious.
Gianna - God is gracious. Form of Jane, Jean, Jeanne
Ginevra - A woman of the people.
Giorgetta - A girl from the farm. The feminine form
of George.
Giorgia
Giovanna - God is gracious. .
Giulia - From a Roman, possibly meaning youthful.
Giuliana
Giulietta - From a Roman, possibly meaning youthful.
Giuseppina - God shall add.
Gloria
Grazia - Gracious
Graziella
Isabella - A form of Elizabeth, meaning consecrated to
God.
Loretta - A laurel wreath or a tree.
Lucia - Italian/Spanish. Light. The feminine form of Lucius
and Luke.
Luciana - Italian. Light. The feminine form of Lucius and
Luke.
Luisa - Italian/Spanish. A famous warrior maiden. The
feminine form of Louis.
Madonna - My lady. From a title of the Virgin Mary.
Maria – Mary
Mariabella - My beautiful Mary.
Marta - Italian/Spanish. A lady.
Mia - Mine
Mimi - Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also - The star
of the sea.
Nadia
Natalia - Natalie
Natalina
Nicoletta – Nicole
Nina
Noemi
Ortensia - The lover of gardens.
Paola - Small. Feminine form of Paul.
Rosa - Italian and Spanish. The flower Rose (Rosa).
Rosalba - A white rose.
Rosalia - Melody
Rosetta - The flower Rose (Rosa).
Sidonia - From Sidonia.
Siena - A city in Tuscany.
Sienna - Reddish brown.
Silvana - From the forest. Also see Silvestra.
Susanna - A Lily. From the name Susan.
Tessa - Countess
Vanna - Grace, or favoured by God. Form of Anne.
Vittoria - Victory, the victorious one.
Viviana - Lovely.
Nomi italiani maschili
Adamo – Adam
Adone
Adriano
Agosto - Venerable, the exalted one.
Alessandro - The protector and helper of mankind. Also
see Sanders.
Allighiero - A noble spear.
Angelo - An angel or saintly messenger.
Antonio - Worthy of praise.
Armando - Of the army.
Benito
Briano – Form of Brian
Bruno
Carlo - A free man.
Ciro - The name of the founder of the Persian empire.
From the name Cyrus.
Claudio - The lame one.
Cristiano - A follower of Christ. A Christian.
Damiano
Dante - Enduring, steadfast. Also see Durant.
Davide
Dino - Latin: A religious official. Old English: From the
valley.
Domenico
Emilio - Industrious. The masculine form of Emily.
Enrico - The ruler of the home or estate.
Enzo - From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.
From the name Lorenzo.
Federico - A peaceful ruler.
Filippo - A lover of horses.
Francesco – Frank, Francis
Giacobbe - Italian form of Jacob. Held by the heel.
Giacomo
Gianni - Italian form of John. God is gracious.
Gino - Short for names ending with Gino.
Giordano - Flowing down, as in the River Jordan.
Giovanni - God is gracious.
Giulio - A Roman family name, possibly meaning youthful.
Born in July.
Giuseppe - Italian form of Joseph. God shall add.
Guido - The wide one, or from the wood.
Ilario - Cheerful.
Leonardo - As brave as a lion.
Lorenzo - From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.
Lucio - Light. Also see Luzio and Luke.
Luigi - A famous warrior.
Marcello - From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God
of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marco - From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of
war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Massimo - The greatest.
Michelangelo - From Hebrew: Michael the angel. The first
name of the famous artist Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Michele
Nero
Nico - The victory of the people.
Nicolo, Nicola - Nicholas
Nino - God is gracious. From the name Gianni and
Giovanni.
Nuncio - A messenger.
Orazio - From a Roman family name.
Orlando - Italian form of Roland. Famed throughout the
land.
Otello - Italian forms of Otto. Rich, prosperous.
Ottavio - The eighth born.
Paolo - Italian form of Paul. Small.
Patrizio – Patrick
Piero - A stone or rock. Also see Ferris, Parkin and
Pierson.
Pietro - A stone or rock. Also see Ferris, Parkin and
Pierson.
Pino - A lover of horses. From the name names such as
Filippo. See Philip.
Raffaele - God heals, or healed by God.
Rinaldo - A wise and powerful ruler. Also see Reginald,
Reynold and Ronson.
Roberto
Rocco - Rest
Roderigo - A renowned ruler.
Rodolfo - A famous wolf. Also see Ralph and Rolf.
Romeo - Pilgrim to Rome.
Ruggero – Roger
Salvatore - Saviour.
Sergio - Attendant.
Silvestro
Silvio
Stefano - A crown or garland. Also see Stevenson and
Stinson.
Taddeo - Courageous, one who praises.
Tommaso – Thomas
Ugo - Italian form of Hugh. Heart and mind.
Umberto - A famous warrior.
Valentino - Strong, healthy.
Vittore - The conqueror. Also see Vincent.
Zaccaria - Zack