Italian Baby Name Ideas
Traditional and Romantic Ideas
With a gorgeous flow just like the Italian language the Italian baby name options are very romantic.
How can anyone resist a name that means protector such as the beautiful sounding Allesandro? Or Giovanni which means God is gracious or Carmela meaning garden or orchard?
Language of Romance
The beauty of Italian baby names reflects the fact that Italian is a language of romance. There are limits to the variety of Italian baby because of the strict traditions that Italians follow when naming their babies.
Rules for choosing the best one
There have always been an extremely firm set of rules used when naming children in Italy.
The paternal grandfather’s name is always used for the first son.
The paternal grandmother’s name is used for first daughter no exceptions.
The maternal grandfather is who the second son is always named for.
The maternal grandmother is who the second daughter is always named for.
Names of the parents, a favorite aunt or uncle, saints or deceased relatives can now be used for any other children.
That's why many Italians have the same names
Most Italian families have several children close in age that have the same names used for their babies because of this custom.
Take this example, should a man named Giacomo have three sons that all marry and have their own children. In each of the three cases the first born sons would carry the name Giacomo.
Each of the first born girls would be named after Giacomo’s wife. Traditionally, Italians are devout Catholics with large families so family gatherings can be very confusing!
Name popularity
What are the most popular Italian baby names today? Registered by baptism in Italy the top ten most popular ones are listed here.
MALE NAMES/FEMALE NAMES
1.Giuseppe / Maria
2.Giovanni / Anna
3.Antonio / Giuseppina
4.Mario / Rosa
5.Luigi / Angela
6.Francesco / Giovanna
7.Angelo / Teresa
8.Vincenzo / Lucia
9.Pietro / Carmela
10.Salvatore / Caterina
Most have amazingly pleasant meanings
Amazingly pleasant meanings go along with these beautiful sounding names. Some amazing lists of Italian names along with their meanings are available on the Internet.
When choosing a baby name this makes it simple to look at this option. Many Italian baby names come from Latin names; so give try them out. After all John as Catherine don’t sound near as good as Gianni and Caterina.
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