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Name translations - English to Italian
by Martha (guest)
11/15/2004, 8:06 PM
I'm looking for a site that will help me translate names from English to Italian in preparation for a Godfather-themed dinner party I'm holding Saturday. I can't get the process to work on this site. Any other suggestions on where to find something like this? Thanks
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- profe Esteban (guest)   +9
11/16/2004, 11:03 AM
I think there's no translation for "real" italian names. How do you translate Enzo, Italo, Ennio, Gigliola, Orieta, Ornella, Fiordaliso, etc.?
Instead, you can translate Giovanni (john), Paolo (Paul), Graziella (Grace), Isabella (Elizabeth), etc. because these are latin or greek names.
Can you imagine an english person trying to translate to italian names like Heather, Kimberley, Denzel or Barry?
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- Samantha (guest)   +1
12/3/2004, 4:21 PM
I would like to know how this is said in Greek for school
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- trevor34765
12/4/2004, 12:43 PM
i need a translation of Trevor to Greek.
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- Robert (guest)   +3
11/27/2004, 9:02 PM
translate this name to italian
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- First name translated (guest)   +1
11/29/2004, 10:00 AM
My first name is Sarah. What does that translate into.
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- Andy ;—) (guest)
11/29/2004, 10:58 AM
principessa, padrona
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- Andy ;—) (guest)
11/28/2004, 2:15 AM
The Italian form of the name is ROBERTO.If you want to translate the original meaning of the name into Italian, it would be something like: "gloria" + "celebre"Andy ;—)
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- Magia   +2
11/16/2004, 2:23 PM
Let's give those a try, shall we?Englis = Spanish = Italian
Heather = Joder = Disturbare
Denzel = Danzar = Ballare
Barry = Barrito = Fanghino
I'll pass on KimberlyDisclaimer: the above is intended for amusement porpuses, only
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- Profe Esteban (guest)   +1
11/16/2004, 4:25 PM
that's sense of humorWell done, Magia.
By the way: Kimberly = ímbecil = stronzo
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- Magia
11/16/2004, 7:23 PM
LOL at "stronzo"
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- Chrisell   +7
11/15/2004, 8:46 PM
This is BtN's translation tool:http://www.behindthename.com/translate.htmlThis only covers names which have a direct translation into Italian - usually Biblical names (Anne, Matthew) or Latin- or Greek-based names (Felicity, Katherine). For names that don't have a direct Italian equivalent you can use the Italian names database (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ita.html) to look up a name which looks or sounds roughly the same.If any of your friends have word names (such as Crystal, Amber, Brook etc) you can use www.altavista.com/babelfish/ to translate their names into Italian - just make sure you change the ending to be correct for the person (o is masculine, a is feminine).If you put the names here, I'd be happy to translate them for you and give you a guide to pronunciation as well (I did Italian at university).:-)
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- Martha (guest)   +6
11/16/2004, 4:26 PM
Thank you, Chrisell! I would be thrilled if you could translate these names from English to Italian. The party is on Sat.(20th). I may have two more. Sorry if this is too many; just let me know. Thanks for all the info. : ) - Martha
- Joe
- Annie
- Luke
- Dick
- Darlene
- Michael
- Jennifer
- Rick
- Tonia
- Rob
- Barbara
- Rich
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- Darcella (guest)
12/4/2004, 1:03 PM
i have no idea what it means
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- Martha (guest)   +3
11/17/2004, 1:08 PM
Hi - Adding the last two names to be translated for the party: Curtis and Kathleen. Thanks!
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- Chrisell   +2
11/17/2004, 2:50 PM
Curtis - no direct equivalent but you could use Corrado (the Italian form of Curt) [ko-RAH-do]Kathleen = Caterina [ka-ter-EE-na]Enjoy your party :-))

This message was edited 11/17/2004, 2:59 PM

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- Martha (guest)   +1
11/17/2004, 4:01 PM
This is perfect. Thanks again.
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- Chrisell
11/17/2004, 4:03 PM
:-) You're welcome
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- Chrisell
11/16/2004, 4:57 PM
No worries :-) I love doing translations and this lot looks pretty easy.Martha = Marta [MAR-ta]Joe (Joseph) = Giuseppe (nn is Beppe) [ju-SEP-ee]Annie = Anna [AN-a]Luke = Luca [LU-ka]Dick (Richard) = Riccardo [ri-KAR-do]Darlene - no direct equivalent but you could use Daria [DAR-ee-a]Michael = Michele [mi-KEL-eh]Jennifer = Genoveffa [jen-oh-VEF-a]Rick = Rico [REE-ko]Tonia = Tonia [TOH-nee-a] (nn for Antonia [an-TOH-nee-a])Rob = Roberto [ro-BER-to]Barbara = Barbara [BAR-bar-a]Rich = Riccino [ri-CHEE-no]
If you need any more done, let me know :-)

This message was edited 11/16/2004, 5:32 PM

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- Anthony
11/15/2004, 8:40 PM
Well some names wont translate from English to Italian if their isnt an equivalant name. So it probably wont matter what site you go to.However post your names here and someone might be able to help.
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