{"id":14051,"date":"2017-05-09T18:18:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=14051"},"modified":"2017-05-09T18:18:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T16:18:50","slug":"popular-italian-names-2-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/popular-italian-names-2-female\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Italian Names – 2. Female"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was a child I used to hate it when people asked me: “Come ti chiami?”<\/strong> (“What’s your name?”), because I knew that, nine times out of ten, their immediate reaction to my reply: “Mi chiamo Serena”<\/strong> (“My name is Serena”) would be: “Sei Serena di nome e di fatto?”<\/strong> (“Are you Serene by name and nature as well?”). “Quanto sei originale!”<\/strong> (“How original you are!”) I used to think sarcastically.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I resented my mother’s choice of giving me what I thought was a fairly uncommon name. But now it appears that my name is actually 29th on the list of the most common Italian female names!<\/p>\n

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La Divina <\/strong>Eleonora<\/em><\/strong> Duse, musa di Gabriele D’Annunzio<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The table below gives some of the most common Italian female names together with their variations and abbreviations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
\n

Nome<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Varianti\/Abbreviazioni<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Equivalente Inglese<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Alessandra<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alessia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alice<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anna<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Arianna<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beatrice<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chiara<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Claudia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cristina<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elena<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eleonora<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elisa<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eri<\/span><\/span><\/strong>c<\/span><\/span><\/strong>a<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Federica<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Francesca<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Giada<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Giorgia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Giulia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ilaria<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irene<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laura<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maria<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Martina<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Michela<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Noemi<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paola<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Roberta<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sara<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Serena<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Silvia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Simona<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sofia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stefania<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Valentina<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Valeria<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Veronica<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sandra, Ale, Sandrina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ale, Alessina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alicia, Ali, Aly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Annina, Annetta, Annarella<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ariana, Ari<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bice, Bea, Bebe
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Clara, Chiaretta, Chiarina, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Clodia, Claudina
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cristiana, Cri<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elenia, Ele, Lena<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leonora, Nora, Ele<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elisia, Lisa, Isa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Erika<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Federiga, Fede, Chicca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Franca, Franceschina, Checca, Cecca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Giadina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Georgia, Giorgina, Gina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Giuliana, Giulietta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gessica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ilary, Ilarina, Rina, Ila
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Erina, Rina
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Loretta, Lauretta, Laurina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lucietta, Lucilla<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mari, Mariella, Mariuccia, Mariolina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tina, Nina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Micaela, Lela<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Noemia, Naomi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paolina, Paoletta, Lina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Berta, Robi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sarina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Serenella, Sere<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Silva, Silvana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Simonetta, Simo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sophia, Sonia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stefana, Stefi, Stena<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Vale, Tina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Valeriana, Vale<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Veronika<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Alexandra, Sandra, Sandy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alexis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alice, Allison, Alli, Alissa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anne, Annie, Anna<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Arianna, Ariana, Ariane<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beatrix, Bea, Trixie<\/p>\n

Clara, Claire<\/p>\n

Claudia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Christina, Christine, Kr<\/span><\/span>i<\/span><\/span>sten<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Helen, Ellen, Elaine, Eileen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eleanor, Elinor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elisa, Eliza, Lisa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Erica, Erika<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frederica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frances, Fanny, Fran
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jade, Jayde, Jada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Georgia, Georgiana,Georgina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Julia, Juliana, Juliet, Gill<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica, Jessie<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hilary, Hillary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irene, Eireen,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laura, Lauren<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary, Maria, Marion, Molly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Martina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Naomi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pauline, Paula, Paulina
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Roberta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah, Sara, Sally<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Serena<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sylvia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Simone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sophia, Sophie, So<\/span><\/span>fia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stephanie, <\/span><\/span>Steph<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Valentina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Valerie, Val<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Veronica, Ronnie<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are some names which have gone out of fashion, but were common at the times of my parents’ and grandparents’ generations. Here are some wonderful examples from my own family: Ciro<\/strong>, Duilio<\/strong>, Enea<\/strong>, Tancredi<\/strong>, and Ezio<\/strong> for the men. Vittoria<\/strong> (very common during the Fascist era), Dirce<\/strong>, Ermenegilda<\/strong>, Carola<\/strong>, Serafina<\/strong>, and Argia<\/strong> for the women.<\/p>\n

Do you have a name of Italian origin? Please share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

When I was a child I used to hate it when people asked me: “Come ti chiami?” (“What’s your name?”), because I knew that, nine times out of ten, their immediate reaction to my reply: “Mi chiamo Serena” (“My name is Serena”) would be: “Sei Serena di nome e di fatto?” (“Are you Serene by…<\/p>\n

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