A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on a person’s character, aura and destiny. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and condition, strengthens health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how to choose the perfect name?

Although there are cultural interpretations of what they mean male names, in reality, the influence of the name on each boy is individual.

Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, preventing the child from developing. Astrology and numerology for choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate over the centuries.

Christmastide calendars of holy people, without the consultation of a seeing, insightful specialist, do not provide any real help in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.

And lists of ... popular, happy, beautiful, melodious male names completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, soul of the child and turn the selection procedure into an irresponsible game of parents in fashion, selfishness and ignorance.

Beautiful and modern Italian names should first of all suit the child, and not relative external criteria of beauty and fashion. Who don't care about your child's life.

Various characteristics according to statistics - positive features name, negative traits name, choice of profession by name, the influence of a name on business, the influence of a name on health, the psychology of a name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of subtle plans (karma), energy structure, life goals and the type of a particular child.

The topic of name compatibility (and not people’s characters) is an absurdity that turns interactions inside out different people internal mechanisms of influence of a name on the state of its bearer. And it cancels the entire psyche, unconscious, energy and behavior of people. Reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.

The meaning of the name has no literal impact. For example, Vazha (courageous, knight) this does not mean that the young man will be strong, and bearers of other names will be weak. The name can weaken his health, block his heart center and he will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, another boy will be helped to solve problems of love or power, which will make life and achieving goals much easier. The third boy may not have any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics.

The most popular Italian names for boys are also a misconception. 95% of boys are called names that do not make their fate easier. You can only rely on the child’s innate character, spiritual vision and wisdom of an experienced specialist.

The secret of a man's name, like a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration, is revealed in a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in semantic meaning and characteristics of the name. And if this name destroys a child, then no matter how beautiful, melodious with the patronymic, astrologically accurate, blissful it is, it will still be harmful, destroy character, complicate life and burden fate.

Below is a list of Italian names. Try to choose several that you think are most suitable for your child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the name’s influence on fate, .

List of male Italian names in alphabetical order:

Abele - shepherd
Abramo - father of many
Agostino - venerable
Agepeto - favorite
Agepito - favorite
Adamo - earth
Adolfo - noble wolf
Adriano - from Hadria
Adelberto - bright nobility
Adelfiri - noble oath
Alberto - bright nobility
Alviz - famous warrior
Aldo - noble
Alessandro - defender of humanity
Alessio - defender
Alonzo - noble and ready
Alpfonso - noble and ready
Alfeo - change (replacement)
Alfonso - noble and ready
Alfredo - Elf Lawyer
Amadeo - lover of God
Amato - favorite
Ambrogino - small, immortal
Ambrogino - immortal
Amedeo - lover of God
Amerigo - the power of work
Ampelayo - grapevine
Amendo - attractive
Anacleto - summoned
Anastasio - recovery
Angelo - angel, messenger
Andrea - human (male), warrior
Angelo - angel, messenger
Anselmo - God's protection
Antonello - invaluable
Antonino - invaluable
Antonio - invaluable
Anetolayo - east and sunrise
Arduino - a hardy friend
Arcangelo - Archangel
Armando - brave/hardy person (male)
Arnaldo - eagle power
Aroldo - army leader
Arrigo - the power of work
Arsenio - mature
Arturo - from the legend of King Arthur
Attilayo - derived from Attila
Augusto - venerable
Aurelio - golden
Achil - pain

Baldassare - protector of the king
Baldovino - brave friend
Bartolo - son of Telmay
Bartolomeo - son of Telmay
Bartolommeo - son of Telmay
Basilio is the king
Battista - Baptist
Benvenuto - greeter
Benedetto - blessed one
Beniamino - son of southerners
Benigno - kind
Beppe - he will increase
Bernardino - brave as a bear
Bernardo - brave as a bear
Bertoldo is a smart ruler
Bertrando - the bright raven
Bettino - blessed one
Biagio - speaking in a whisper
Biagio - speaking in a whisper
Biegino - speaking in a whisper

Valentino - healthy, strong
Valerio - strong
Wenceslao - more glory
Vikenzo - conqueror
Vico - conqueror, victory
Vinikayo - grapevine
Vincente - conquest
Vincenzo - conquest
Virgilio - State Representative
Vitale - from life, life
Vito - alive, animated
Vittore - conqueror, victory
Vittorino - conqueror, victory
Vittorio - conqueror, victory
Vannie - good god

Gabriel - strong man god
Gaspard - value the bearer
Gasparo - value the bearer
Gaston - from Gascony
Gaetano - from Caita (Gaeta, Italy)
Goffredo - God's world
Gregaraio - careful, vigilant
Graziano - pleasing, pleasant
Gualtiero - ruler of the army
Guglielmo - helmet
Guerino - protection, protector
Guido - forest
Gustavo - observer
Gavino - from Gabium

David - beloved
Daniele - God is my judge
Dante - Resilient
Dario - has a lot, rich
Desi - very willing
Desiderio - to really want
Demetrio - lover of the earth
Derent - stable
Jacopo - destroyer
Gennaro - January
Gerolamo - holy name
Geronimo - holy name
Gianni - good god
Giacinto - hyacinth flower
Gino - a small immortal and a small farmer
Gioacchino - established by God
Gioachino - established by God
Giovanni - good god
Jiozu - god - salvation
Giorgino - little peasant
Girolamo - holy name
Giampiro - God is good
Giampeolo - good god and small ones
Gianmarco - good and warlike god
Gianmaria - good and beloved god
Giannino - good god
Jianpiro - God is good
Gianpaolo - good and small god
Giordano - downward flow
Giorgio - peasant
Giuseppe - multiplier
Giuliano - with a soft beard, a symbolic reference to youth
Giulio - with a soft beard, a symbolic reference to youth
Giustino - fair, only
Dino - abbreviations for longer names ending in "dino"
Domenico - belongs to the lord
Donato - given (by God)
Donetello - given (by God)
Dorieno - from the Doric tribe
Drago - dragon
Duilayo - war
Damiano - taming, subjugating

Jacob - destroyer
Jacomo - destroyer
Zhambatista - God is good and Baptist
Giancarlo - God is good and human
Gianluigi - good god and famous warrior
Gianluca - God is good and from Lukenia
Jeanfranco - good and free god
Gerardo - spear, brave
Gervasio - servant of the spear
Germano - brother
Giraldo - ruler of the spear

Ignazio - ignorance
Ilerayo - joyful, happy
Innocenso - safe, innocent
Ippolito - more free from the horse
Isaiah - God - Salvation
Italo - from Italy

Calvino is a little bald
Callisto is the most beautiful
Camillo - Guardian
Carlo is a man
Carlos is a man
Carmine - vineyard
Casimiro - famous/great destroyer
Cipriano - from Cyprus
Kiriako - from the lord
Kirillo - lord
Kirino - like the sun
Kiro - like the sun
Claudio is lame
Clemente - gentle and merciful
Cleto - summoned
Colombano - dove
Colombo - pigeon
Conchetto - concept
Corrado - a bold meeting
Cosimo - beauty
Cosmo - beauty
Costanzo - steady
Costantino - steady
Crescenzo - growing, prosperous
Cross - cross, crucifix
Christiano - follower of Christ
Cristoforo - cross bearer
Crocifisso - cross, crucifix
Krokkifiksayo - cross, crucifix
Quirino - men together
Calogero - handsome, older

Ladislao - ruling with glory
Lazzaro - my god helped
Lazarayo - warrior of people
Lauro - laurel
Leon is a lion
Leonardo - a strong lion
Leonzayo - lion-like
Leopoldo is a brave man
Liberator - liberator
Liborayo - free
Livio - bluish
Lindro - the lion man
Lino - cry of grief
Lodovico - famous warrior
Lorenzo - from Laurentum
Ludovico - famous warrior
Luigi - famous warrior
Luigino - famous warrior
Luke - from Lukenia
Lucio - easy
Luciano - easy

Macario - blessed one
Manfredo - world of power
Mariano - as Marius
Mario - male, mature
Marcellino - militant
Marco - militant
Marcello - militant
Martino - from Mars
Marzio - warlike
Maso - twin
Massimiliano is the biggest
Massimo is the biggest
Matteo is a gift from God
Mattia is a gift from God
Maurizio - dark-skinned, Moor
Mauro - dark-skinned, Moor
Melchiore - the city of the king
Meo - son of Telmay
Michelangelo - who is like God? angel, messenger
Michel - who is like God?
Modesto - moderate, sober
Melvolayo - ill will
Manlayo - morning
Marino - from the sea

Nazario - from Nazareth
Nanzayo - announcer
Napoleone - dwarf, elf
Narcizo - insensibility, sleep
Nevayo - definite
Nerayo - water
Nero - wise warrior
Nestor - returning home
Niccolo - victory of the people
Niko - victory for the people
Nicodemo - victory of the people
Nikola - victory of the people
Nikolo - victory of the people
Nicomedo - winning scheme
Nicostreto - army of victory
Nino - good god
Noldo - short for names ending with "naldo"
Nathanael - God given

Ovidayo - sheep shepherd
Orazio - having good eyesight
Orlando - famous land
Orsino - like a bear
Orso - bear
Orfeo - darkness of the night
Osvaldo - god - power and law
Ottaviano - eighth
Ottavio - eighth

Paolo - small
Pasquale - Easter child
Patrizio - nobleman
Pellegrino - wanderer
Pino - short for names ending in "pino"
Pio - devout
Plinaio - form from Plinius, unknown meaning
Placido - calm, calm
Pompeo - show, solemn procession
Ponzio - sailor
Porfirayo - purple
Prima - first
Prospero - lucky, successful
Prudenzio - cautious
Pierrot - rock, stone
Pietro - rock, stone
Palmiro - pilgrim
Pancrazio - all power
Pantaleon - lion
Penfilo - everyone's friend
Paolino - small
Parade - bet
Pasquelino - Easter child

Raggiro - famous spear
Ryle - the wise wolf
Raimondo is a wise protector
Remigio - rower
Remo - fast
Renato - born again
Renzo - from Laurentum
Riccardo - strong and brave
Rico - house manager
Rinaldo - wise ruler
Rino - short for names ending with "rino"
Roberto - famous
Rodolfo - the famous wolf
Rocco - rest
Romano - Roman
Romeo is the one who made the pilgrimage to Rome
Romolo - from Rome
Ruggiero - famous spear
Rufino - red-haired
Reniro - wise warrior
Raffael - God has healed
Raffaello - God has healed

Saverio - new home
Samuel - God listened
Sandro - defender of humanity
Santino is a saint
Santo - saint
Sebastiano - from Sebeist (city in Asia Minor)
Severino - strict
Severiano - strict
Severo - strict
Celestino - heavenly
Celso - tall
Serafino - burning
Sergio - servant
Cecilio is blind
Sesto - sixth
Settimayo - seventh
Silayo - heaven
Silvano - from the forest
Silvestro - from the forest
Silvio - from the forest
Silino - heaven
Simone - listening
Sisarino - hairy
Ssevola - clumsy
Stefano - crown
Sabino - from Sabine
Sevayo - smart
Savino - from Sabine
Sansoun - sun
Seternino - to sow

Taddeo - given by God
Teobaldo is a brave man
Teodozayo - God's provision
Teodoro - a gift from God
Teofilo - friend of God
Terenzaio - wipe, turn, twist
Terzo - third
Tisiano - of the Titans
Timoteo - worshiper of God
Tito - white clay, white earth
Tommaso - twin
Tonayo - invaluable
Tore is the savior
Torello - young bull
Tekito - mute, quiet
Temmero - thought and fame
Tancredo - meeting of thoughts

Uberto - bright heart/spirit
Hugo - heart, mind, or spirit
Ulderico - merciful ruler
Ullise - to be angry, hating
Umberto is a bright support
Urbano - city dweller

Fabiano - as Fabius
Fabio - bob
Fabrizio - master
Fiorenzo - blooming
Falvayo - yellow
Faustino - lucky
Fausto - lucky
Fedel - devotee
Federigo - peaceful ruler
Federico - peaceful ruler
Felis - lucky
Feliciano - lucky
Ferdinando - prepared for the trip
Ferro - iron
Ferruscio - petting
Filiberto - very bright/famous
Filipo - horse lover
Filippo - horse lover
Phillipo - horse lover
Firmino - steady
Flavio - yellow hair
Floriano - flower
Fonz - noble and ready
Fonzie - noble and ready
Fons - noble and ready
Fonsi - noble and ready
Fortunato - lucky
Franco - free
Francesco - free
Frediano - cold
Fredo - God's World

Hironomo - holy name

Cesare - hairy

Egidio - child, young goat
Edmondo - Advocate of Prosperity
Edoardo - Guardian of Prosperity
Ezzelin - little nobleman
Ezio - eagle
Eliodoro - a gift from the sun
Elia - God - My God
Eligio - select
Eliseo - my god - salvation
Elmo - helmet, protection
Elpidayo - hope
Elrayo - joyful, happy
Emanuele - God is with us
Emilio - competitive
Emiliano - rival
Enzo - short for longer names containing the element "enzo"
Ennio - predestined or favorite of god
Enrico - house manager
Ercole - glory of Hera
Ermanno - army man
Ermete - from the earth
Erminayo - from the earth
Ernesto - fight death
Estechayo - good harvest/stability
Ettore - protective, fast
Eugenio - well born
Eusibio - devout
Eustorgio - happy
Efisayo - from Ephesus

Yustechayo - good harvest, stability

Remember! Choosing a name for a child is a huge responsibility. A name can greatly make a person’s life easier, but it can also cause harm.

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State in southern Europe. The capital is Rome. Population – about 61 million (2011). 93.52% are Italian. Other ethnic groups– French (2%); Romanians (1.32%), Germans (0.5%), Slovenes (0.12%), Greeks (0.03%), Albanians (0.17%), Turks, Azerbaijanis. Official language– Italian. Regional status is given to: German (in Bolzano and South Tyrol), Slovenian (in Gorizia and Trieste), French (in the Aosta Valley).

Approximately 98% of the population professes Catholicism. Center Catholic world, the Vatican City State, is located on the territory of Rome. In 1929–1976 Catholicism was considered the state religion. Followers of Islam – 1 million 293 thousand 704 people. The third most widespread religion is Orthodoxy (1 million 187 thousand 130 followers, their number has grown due to the Romanians). The number of Protestants is 547,825.

The identification of official statistics of names in Italy is carried out by National Institute statistics (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, ISTAT). It was created in 1926 to collect information about the population. This institute organizes population censuses in Italy and collects operational statistics. Including the most common names of newborns. On the institute's website you can find data on the 30 most popular names of newborn Italian citizens - separately for boys and girls. For each name, the absolute frequency and relative frequency (percentage of those named) are given. Cumulative statistics (in %) are given in a separate column (third in a row). On the institute’s website, the earliest statistics on names date back to 2007.

I will show you the 30 most common names of boys and girls born into families of Italian citizens in 2011–2013. Data for several years is presented to show the dynamics of preferences in the field of personal names. More current data is not yet available.

Boys names

Place	2013	2012	2011
1	Francesco	Francesco	Francesco
2	Alessandro	Alessandro	Alessandro
3	Andrea	Andrea	Andrea
4	Lorenzo	Lorenzo	Lorenzo
5	Mattia	Matteo	Matteo
6	Matteo	Mattia	Gabriele
7	Gabriele	Gabriele	Mattia
8	Leonardo	Leonardo	Leonardo
9	Riccardo	Riccardo	Davide
10	Tommaso	Davide	Riccardo
11	Davide	Tommaso	Federico
12	Giuseppe	Giuseppe	Luca
13	Antonio	Marco	Giuseppe
14	Federico	Luca	Marco
15	Marco	Federico	Tommaso
16	Samuel	Antonio	Antonio
17	Luca	Simone	Simone
18	Giovanni	Samuel	Samuel
19	Pietro	Pietro	Giovanni
20	Diego	Giovanni	Pietro
21	Simone	Filippo	Christian
22	Edoardo	Alessio	Nicolo"
23	Christian	Edoardo	Alessio
24	Nicolo"	Diego	Edoardo
25	Filippo	Christian	Diego
26	Alessio	Nicolo"	Filippo
27	Emanuele	Gabriel	Emanuele
28	Michele	Emanuele	Daniele
29	Gabriel	Christian	Michele
30	Daniele	Michele	Christian

Girls names

Place	2013	2012	2011
1	Sofia	Sofia	Sofia
2	Giulia	Giulia	Giulia
3	Aurora	Giorgia	Martina
4	Emma	Martina	Giorgia
5	Giorgia	Emma	Sara
6	Martina	Aurora	Emma
7	Chiara	Sara	Aurora
8	Sara	Chiara	Chiara
9	Alice	Gaia	Alice
10	Gaia	Alice	Alessia
11	Greta	Anna	Gaia
12	Francesca	Alessia	Anna
13	Anna	Viola	Francesca
14	Ginevra	Noemi	Noemi
15	Alessia	Greta	Viola
16	Viola	Francesca	Greta
17	Noemi	Ginevra	Elisa
18	Matilde	Matilde	Matilde
19	Vittoria	Elisa	Giada
20	Beatrice	Vittoria	Elena
21	Elisa	Giada	Ginevra
22	Giada	Beatrice	Beatrice
23	Nicole	Elena	Vittoria
24	Elena	Rebecca	Nicole
25	Arianna	Nicole	Arianna
26	Rebecca	Arianna	Rebecca
27	Marta	Melissa	Marta
28	Melissa	Ludovica	Angelica
29	Maria	Marta	Asia
30	Ludovica	Angelica	Ludovica

Italy, like the Italians themselves, is famous throughout the world for its indomitable thirst for beauty and self-expression. Having inherited much from the Roman Empire, this state continues to exist in a peculiar, unique cultural space. Among the many unique traditions, the formation of proper names stands out.

Italian names and surnames carry a unique emotional component, filled with Mediterranean charm and charm. What names are considered the most beautiful in Italy? We will learn about this and much more from this article.

Origin of Italian names

Italian names have their origins in the Ancient Roman Empire. Initially, proper names there were nicknames given to a person for external features, character traits or depending on the type of activity. Until now, parents name their children with outdated names that were in use many centuries ago. Such native Roman names include the following: Luciano, Cesare, Pietro and Vittorio. Pronunciation could vary depending on the local dialect. Thus, in the northern regions, it was customary to pronounce Z instead of the G sound familiar in the south. They contained Italian names and a considerable number of proper names borrowed from Germanic and other northern tribes, which over time were transformed into surnames.

How names were chosen for little Italians and Italian girls

As mentioned above, the Italians initially named children based on their external data or according to the Catholic calendar. Italian female names, however, like men’s, include a large number of those once worn by biblical or local saints. In addition to religious beliefs, parents were often guided when choosing a name by what fate their child would have. Hence the meanings of Italian names such as “lucky”, “dove”, “winner”, “free” and so on. Often they didn’t think much about choosing a name and named the newborn in honor of their grandparents. By the way, this tradition still takes place in many Italian families, but we will talk about this a little later.

The influence of fashion trends on the choice of names in Italy

According to research data, there are more than 17 thousand names in Italy. A particularly rapid increase in their number occurred during the development of cinema, when parents named babies after their favorite heroes. At the same time, changes were made to them that were adaptive for Italian society. An example of this is statistical data that shows that at the beginning of the 20th century, more than half of the girls born in a year received the name Fedora (that was the name main character popular opera at the time). With the advent of the turbulent 30-40s of the 20th century for Italy, the names Selvaggia and Libero, which translated from Italian sound like “rebel” and “free”, respectively, became especially popular.

Ways to form Italian names

As in many language families, Italian names are formed primarily by changing endings and adding suffixes. Some of the names, borrowed from historical predecessors, were formed by the usual replacement of the ending “-us” with “-o”. If in Latin the name sounded, for example, like “Mattius,” then after changing the ending, the typical Italian name “Mattio” was formed. In addition, Italian names for men and women are often formed using diminutive suffixes: “-ello”, “-inho”, “-etto”, “-ella” and so on. An example of this are the names Ricardinho, Rosetta and others.

Italian names differ from others in that they contain a temperament that is inherent in every resident of this country. And it’s not so much a matter of translating names, but a combination of sounds. They are easy to pronounce; the sounds do not pile on top of each other. That is why names in Italy have a special melody.

The procedure for naming a baby in an Italian family

In the 16th century in Italy, a very interesting approach to the issue of naming born boys and girls, depending on the order of their birth, developed. So, the first boy born into the family was given the name of his paternal grandfather. If a girl was born first, she received her name from her paternal grandmother. The second son or daughter was named after the maternal grandfather and grandmother. Third children (both sons and daughters) bore the names of their parents, and subsequent children bore the names of their paternal and maternal great-grandmothers, first and second cousins, and uncles of their parents. Italian names (male) for second and subsequent children were often chosen from among those that were reminiscent of the holy protectors of the city in which the newborn’s family lived.

The most beautiful Italian names: list

It's time to find out which Italian female names are considered the most beautiful. In many European countries, they are considered an indicator of the special charm and charm of a young girl. The most popular names in Italy are Letizia (“Happiness”), Isabella (“Beautiful”), Laura and Adriana. It is worth noting that in last years they began to call girls not only in states neighboring Italy, but even in Russia, Asian countries and in America. In addition to this, there is whole list Italian female names that are considered beautiful:

• Gabriella, which in Latin means “endowed with the power of God.”
• Marcella (Marcelitta), meaning "warlike woman" or "warrior woman".
• Sienna (“tanned”).
• Paola (Paoletta, Paolinha), meaning "small".
• Rosella and Rosetta - “rose”, “small, little rose”.
• Francesca, which comes from the word "French woman".
• Joseppe, Joseppina - “reward from Yahweh.”

In families that adhere to Christian traditions(Catholic), the name Maria and its derivatives are considered beautiful: Marietta, Mariella, etc.

List of the most beautiful Italian names for boys

So, we have seen how beautiful Italian female names are in pronunciation. Men's in this regard are no less melodic and attractive. Just remember the most famous and well-known Italian name Leonardo, which means “like a lion,” or Valentino, which translates as “possessing true strength.” The Italians themselves consider such male names as beautiful as Antonio, which translates as “invaluable,” and Luciano, meaning “light.” The latter has been especially popular for many decades. Slightly less often, children are called Pasquale (“born on Easter Day”), Romeo (“who made the pilgrimage to Rome”) and Salvatore (“savior”). The list of Italian names that are also particularly beautiful includes meanings such as Fabrizio, which means “master” in Italian, Vincenzo, which is interpreted as “winner,” and Emilio (“competitor”).

As you can see, the sound of male names in Italy, if not superior, is certainly not inferior in the beauty of melody to female ones. By the way, some of them were borrowed from those that were originally given only to little Italian girls. For example, the currently popular names Francesco and Gabriele are among them.

The most popular names for boys and girls and Italy

According to statistics from recent years, there is a list of particularly popular names given to children in Italy. Most often, beautiful Italian names such as Alessandro and Andrea are used as the main name for boys. In second place in popularity are the names Francesco and Matteo. The third step of the popularity pedestal rightfully belongs to the names Gabriele and Lorenzo. All these names originate in Roman culture and are considered native Italian.

With female names in Italy, things are currently going a little differently. Very popular are those that were borrowed from other sociocultural groups. IN last decade Italian parents increasingly began to call their daughters Giorgia, Giulia and Chiara. Along with them, names with Roman roots are also used: Aurora, Paola and Martina.

Of course, this is not a complete list of names for boys and girls, which are considered the most beautiful by Italians. It is also worth remembering that in recent years cases of name changes have become more frequent in Italy. Often boys and girls remain dissatisfied with the way their parents named them, and take a name from among the most, in their opinion, euphonious and fashionable.

Do you know how many Italian names there are in the world? More than ten thousand. True, some are so strange that it is difficult to name them.

For example, half a century ago it was very common for children to simply number. There are still plenty of older men named Primo("first"), Secondo(“second”) and so on. The other day in the hospital I ran into a respectable eighty-year-old man named Sesto(“sixth”), who explained to the doctor that yes, he was the sixth child in the family, to which the doctor was not at all surprised and in response told about his other patient, whose name Decimo("tenth"). Also known real case naming a child by name Ultimo(“last”), and the wife of the desperate dad immediately became pregnant again and the next child was named without further ado Dacapo(“again”)

There are a lot of Italian Dazdraperms and other nods to historical and cultural characters ( Garibaldo- in honor of folk hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, Verdot- in honor of the composer Verdi and even Dante- after you know who, and they often like to name twins Giordano And Bruno), then in memory of historical events and their consequences ( Italy, Libero- "free", Inno- "hymn", Shopero- “strike” and even Impero- “empire”, and the last two are male names), then in honor of some achievements of civilization ( Radio, formaldeide- “formaldehyde”, Shenz- “science”), or even just strange names (for example, Antavleva translated from the Romagna dialect means approximately “you were not wanted”).

If we return to normal names, then everything will be very neglected here too. So, one of the very fashionable male names nowadays is Maikol, which is written like this: Maicol, and meant, of course, Michael. In general, the craving for foreign names very strong: very often there are names that are deadly for a Russian Katya(Catia) Mashya(Mascia), Sonya(Sonia) Katyushya(Catiuscia), as well as other foreign languages ​​in the form of Conchita, Omar, Nathan, Rebecca and Deborah (Deborah, with the last letter in Italian it’s not readable, and people have to clarify every time that it needs to be written). There are a lot of girls named Asia And India. Both spellings of the name Christian are used equally: both Christian and Cristian, and it is terribly popular in Lately among the non-Muslim population the name Aisha There are three of them: Aisha, Aicha and Aiscia.

Not everyone, however, is in a hurry to move away from traditions, so normal Italian names, thank God, have not yet emerged. The top ten most popular classic Italian male names look like this (in descending order): Francesco, Alessandro, Andrea, Matteo, Lorenzo, Gabriele, Mattia, Luca, Davide, Riccardo. Antonio ranks sixteenth Giovanni- twenty-first, and the name Mario didn't even make it into the top thirty.

Top 10 for girls: Julia, Sofia, Martina, Sarah, Chiara, Aurora, Georgia, Alessia, Francesca, Aliche. Name Maria, which was the most popular for almost centuries, also fell out of the top thirty.

Separate and complicated story- combination of first and last names. Double namesakes of great people are a ubiquitous and commonplace thing: variants of Alessandro Manzoni, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Galileo Galilei, and even more so Valentino Rossi are common and have not surprised anyone for a long time. But this is too simple and uninteresting. Much more fun and original for a son with a last name Quercia("oak") give a name Pino("pine"). So some citizens abuse their offspring in this regard as much as they can.

For example, simple Italian names Dina And Dario at the whim of a certain original father named Lamp, which in itself means nothing, the unfortunate children were turned into a Light Bulb (lampadina) and a Chandelier (lampadario) for life.

A cheerful father named Pizza, without meaning anything bad, named his daughter a simple Italian name Margherita. Since then, all her documents are more reminiscent of a menu, because Margherita pizza is one of the classics and is found in absolutely all
pizzerias.

One of the common surnames in the south of the country Stabene in itself can turn its owner into a walking anedote, because it means nothing more than “he/she is fine.” But in combination with the name of Dante, the effect is enhanced, because it turns out that the great Italian poet feels good in the next world.

And how could we not give our daughter the name already mentioned here? Italy, having the surname Albanese, that is, “Albanian”! Albanian Italy - so that no one doubts
in the hospitality of this country towards foreigners.

Sometimes combinations of first and last names are so on the verge of decency that one can only wonder how parents even came up with such things. Poor girl by last name Chiapetta(a diminutive version of the word “buttock”) received from kind parents not just any name, but Divina, that is, “divine.” Russian Venus Krivenkaya is simply crying with envy for this Divine Buttock.

The most severe curses among Italians are those associated with blasphemy - the so-called parolacci. It’s even more strange to meet a girl named Madonna, but with a surname Lafika, which when written separately gives nothing more or less than a slang designation for the female genital organ! Careless parents forced their daughter to blaspheme every time she had to introduce herself to someone.

One of the popular jokes says that the most famous and beloved Italian woman’s name is Domenica Aperto. It seems like nothing - the first and last name are quite ordinary. Who is this stranger and why does the Italian people favor her so much? It's simple: “Domenica aperto” is an inscription on a frequently seen sign posted on store doors, and it simply means that on Sundays (domenica is translated precisely as the seventh day of the week) the establishment is aperto, that is, open.

And finally, the saddest option. A boy with a completely uncomplicated first and last name Remo Mori is a worthy monument to the pessimism of his parents, for the verb “moriremo” is translated as “we will die.”

Italians are bright like the southern European sun, hot like a siesta and unpredictable like an April thunderstorm in Milan. Fiery brunettes, they can kill anyone with just one look. And their names match their owners - bright, sonorous, seething with passion and pressure. Let's get to know the hot Italian people better using names that perfectly convey the characters, culture and very soul of the male half of the Italian population.

Popular names

• Abramo– responsible and prolific. As a rule, this name was given to the son in those Italian families where it was customary to have many children.
• Agepito- the beloved, long-awaited and adored child of his parents. This name was given to the first or difficult children.
• Adolfo– the name literally means “noble wolf.” Its owner had an unbridled temper, combined with the concepts of honor and dignity.
• Alberto (Alberto)– the name of a bright, handsome and noble lord, quite often found in our time in all corners of the globe.
• Alessandro- this name was given to boys inclined to establish justice and protect the weak.
• Ambrogino– the name translates as “immortal.” This boy always gets away with it.
• Amerigo- the name of a hardworking and purposeful person, as indisputably evidenced by two entire continents named in his honor.
• Angelo– “sent by an angel,” a long-awaited or perhaps blond child.
• Antonino(Antonio) is the name of an “invaluable”, pleasant and talented person in all respects.
• Augusto- the name of a child from a respectable, noble and wealthy family, called to continue the work of his parents.
• Baldassare- a noble and fearless warrior, born to defend the king and fatherland to the last drop of blood.
• Basilio (Basilio)– the name of a person of royal blood or who has every chance of getting into a noble family.
• Bernardino (Bernardo)- a brave, courageous and indestructible defender of the family and the king, undaunted like a bear.
• Bertrando- the name translates as “bright raven”, that is, it was used to describe a wise and resourceful person, perhaps of a very attractive appearance.
• Valentino– the name of a person bursting with health, strength and hard work.
• Vincente (Vincenzo)– the name of a conqueror, warrior and winner, who is always in search of something new and better.
• Virgilio- the name of a person not far from political circles, who is destined for a career as an ambassador or official.
• Vitale– the name of a cheerful and life-loving person who always preserves positive attitude and optimism.
• Gabriel– a strong and invincible messenger divine powers, with this beautiful name the person felt under the protection of the Almighty.
• Gaspar (Gasparo)- this name was most often used to call boys from the hereditary families of the king’s messengers and court retinue; it literally means “treasure the bearer.”
• Guido– literally translated “forest”. Usually the name of a person born into a simple family, probably hunting or collecting firewood.
• Dario– the name of a person from a wealthy and usually powerful family.
• Giuseppe- “multiplying.” This name could have been given to a boy in a family close to the financial sector or counting on the continuation and expansion of his father’s business.
• Jacob (Jacomo)– literally “destroying.” The name of a person close to military affairs or even, perhaps, an executioner.
• Innocenso- “innocent, virgin.” A boy with this name was usually quite modest and was most often born into a family close to the church and intended to serve God.
• Carlo (Carlos)– the name directly means “person”. Kind, sympathetic, perhaps from the caste of healers.
• Clemente- the name of a kind and compassionate person, whose complacency attracts everyone around him.
• Leonardo– the name of a strong and brave person, literally translated as “strong lion.”
• Leopoldo– translated as “strong man.” This name belonged to a man strong in mind, spirit and body.
• Mario- “mature man.” The name Mario was often used to name boys on whom the family had special hopes.
• Massimo– large, even more so big man, not only in terms of size, but also in its immense soul.
• Orazio- the name of a person who is perspicacious and able to see hidden meaning where others cannot.
• Pietro- an unyielding and invincible man, like a stone mountain, Pietro could rightfully be proud of his sonorous name.
• Fabio– literally “bean”. This name was most often given to boys born into a family of farmers.
• Faustino- the name of a person who should be lucky everywhere and in any of his endeavors.
• Emilio- “competing”. A person with this name always and everywhere wants to be the first, often regardless of the ways to achieve the goal.

Values

Without much difficulty, you can notice that for the most part, Italian names for men contain references to one or another character trait that parents would like to see in their child. However, there are often references to professions or areas of activity that future man should, according to the parents, study in the future. Also often mentioned are the professions and origins of the fathers of the Italian family, which the little Italian will inherit. In this sense, the choice of names for boys in Italy is not very different from the naming principles of any other nation, which quite clearly reflect its culture, customs, crafts and the most valuable features of the national character.