Behind the Name: Italian Names

PORFIRIO m Italian, Spanish
Derived from the Greek name Πορφυριος (Porphyrios), which was derived from the word πορφυρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye"... [more]

PRIMO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Primus, which meant "first"... [more]

PROSPERO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of PROSPER... [more]

PRUDENZIO m Italian
Italian form of PRUDENTIUS

QUIRINA f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of QUIRINUS

QUIRINO m Italian
Italian form of QUIRINUS

RACHELE f Italian
Italian form of RACHEL

RAFFAELE m Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLA f Italian
Italian feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLO m Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAIMONDA f Italian
Italian feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDO m Italian
Italian form of RAYMOND

RANIERO m Italian
Italian form of RAYNER

RAUL m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Radulf (see RALPH).

REBECCA f English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name... [more]

REGINA f English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more]

REMIGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Remigius (see RÉMY).

REMO m Italian
Italian form of REMUS

RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS

RENATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RENATUS

RENZO m Italian
Short form of LORENZO

RICCARDA f Italian
Italian feminine form of RICHARD

RICCARDO m Italian
Italian form of RICHARD

RICO (2) m Italian
Short form of ENRICO

RINA (1) f English, Italian
Short form of KATHERINA or CATERINA, as well as other names ending in rina.

RINALDO m Italian
Italian form of REYNOLD

RINO m Italian
Short form of names ending in rino.

RITA f English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGARITA and other names ending in rita... [more]

ROBERTA f English, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of ROBERT

ROBERTINA f Italian, Spanish
Feminine diminutive of ROBERTO

ROBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ROBERT... [more]

ROCCO m Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name derived from the element hrok meaning "rest"... [more]

RODOLFO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RUDOLF... [more]

RODRIGO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK... [more]

ROMANA f Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMANO m Italian
Italian form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMEO m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Romaeus meaning "a pilgrim to Rome"... [more]

ROMILDA f Italian
Means "famous battle" from the Germanic elements hrom "fame" and hild "battle".

ROMOLA f Italian
Italian feminine form of ROMULUS

ROMOLO m Italian
Italian form of ROMULUS

ROSA (1) f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Latinate form of ROSE... [more]

ROSABELLA f Italian
Means "beautiful rose" from Italian rosa "rose" and bella "beautiful".

ROSALBA f Italian
Recently created name meaning "white rose" from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white".

ROSALIA f Italian
Late Latin name derived from rosa "rose"... [more]

ROSALINDA f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of ROSALIND

ROSANGELA f Italian
Combination of ROSA (1) and ANGELA

ROSANNA f Italian, English
Combination of ROSA (1) and ANNA

ROSARIA f Italian
Italian feminine form of ROSARIO

ROSARIO f & m Spanish, Italian
Means "rosary", and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Rosario meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary"... [more]

ROSELLA f Italian
Italian diminutive of ROSA (1)

ROSETTA f Italian
Italian diminutive of ROSA (1)

ROSINA f Italian
Italian diminutive of ROSA (1)... [more]

ROSSANA f Italian
Italian form of ROXANA

ROSSELLA f Italian
Variant of ROSELLA

RUFINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Rufinus, which was itself derived from the cognomen RUFUS... [more]

RUGGERO m Italian
Italian form of ROGER

RUGGIERO m Italian
Italian form of ROGER

RUT f Swedish, German, Italian, Spanish
Cognate of RUTH

SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]

SABINO m Italian
Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA).

SABRINA f English, Italian, German
Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn... [more]

SALVATORE m Italian
Italian cognate of SALVADOR

SALVATRICE f Italian
From Salvatrix, the feminine form of Salvator (see SALVADOR).

SAMANTA f Italian
Italian form of SAMANTHA

SAMUELA f Italian
Feminine form of SAMUEL

SAMUELE m Italian
Italian form of SAMUEL

SANDRA f Italian, English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA... [more]

SANDRO m Italian
Short form of ALESSANDRO... [more]

SANSONE m Italian
Italian form of SAMSON

SANTA f Italian
Feminine form of SANTO

SANTINO m Italian
Diminutive of SANTO

SANTO m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy".

SANTUZZA f Italian
Diminutive of SANTA

SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SATURNINO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SATURNINUS

SAVERIA f Italian
Italian feminine form of XAVIER

SAVERIO m Italian
Italian form of XAVIER

SAVINA f Italian
Italian variant of SABINA

SAVINO m Italian
Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA).

SAVIO m Italian
Means "clever, bright" in Italian.

SCEVOLA m Italian
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, which was derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed"... [more]

SCILLA f Italian
Short form of PRISCILLA

SEBASTIANA f Italian
Italian feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTIANO m Italian
Italian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SELVAGGIA f Italian
Means "wild" in Italian.

SERAFINA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of SERAPHINA

SERAFINO m Italian
Italian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERENA f English, Italian
From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene"... [more]

SERGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of SERGIUS

SESTO m Italian
Italian form of SEXTUS

SETTIMIO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Septimius, which was derived from SEPTIMUS... [more]

SEVERIANO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO).

SEVERINA f Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Severinus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO)... [more]

SEVERO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Severus which meant "stern" in Latin... [more]

SILVANA f Italian
Italian feminine form of SILVANUS

SILVANO m Italian
Italian form of SILVANUS

SILVESTRA f Italian, Slovene
Feminine form of SILVESTER

SILVESTRO m Italian
Italian form of SILVESTER

SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]

SILVIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Silvius which was derived from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]

SIMONA f Italian, Czech, Romanian, Slovene
Feminine form of SIMON

SIMONE (2) m Italian
Italian form of SIMON

SIMONETTA f Italian
Diminutive of SIMONA

SOFIA f Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish
Variant of SOPHIA

SONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Variant of SONYA

STEFANIA f Italian, Polish, Romanian
Italian, Polish and Romanian feminine form of STEPHEN

STEFANO m Italian
Italian form of STEPHEN

SUSANA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SUSANNA

SUSANNA f Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical
From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah)... [more]

SVEVA f Italian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name of the Germanic tribe of the Suebi.

TACITO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TACITUS

TADDEO m Italian
Italian form of THADDEUS

TAMMARO m Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name composed of the elements thank "thought" and mer "fame".

TANCREDI m Italian
Italian form of TANCRED... [more]

TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TECLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEKLA

TEO m Italian, Spanish
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEOBALDO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD

TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODORO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODOSIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEODOSIUS

TEOFILA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILO m Italian
Italian form of THEOPHILUS

TERENZIO m Italian
Italian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]

TERZO m Italian
Italian form of TERTIUS

TIMOTEO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TIMOTHY

TINA f English, Italian, Slovene, Dutch
Short form of CHRISTINA, MARTINA, and other names ending in tina... [more]

TINO m Italian
Short form of VALENTINO, MARTINO, and other names ending in tino.

TITO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of TITUS

TIZIANA f Italian
Feminine form of TIZIANO

TIZIANO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Titianus, which was derived from the Roman praenomen Titus... [more]

TOMMASO m Italian
Italian form of THOMAS

TONIO m Italian
Short form of ANTONIO

TORE (2) m Italian
Short form of SALVATORE

TULLIA f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tullius (see TULLIO).

TULLIO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Tullius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

UBERTO m Italian
Italian form of HUBERT

UGO m Italian
Italian form of HUGH

ULDERICO m Italian
Italian form of the Germanic name Hulderich which is composed of the elements hultha "merciful, graceful" and ric "power, rule".

ULISSE m Italian
Italian form of ULYSSES

UMBERTO m Italian
Italian form of HUMBERT

URBANA f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of URBAN

URBANO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Urbanus (see URBAN).

VALENTINA f Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]

VALENTINO m Italian
Italian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALERIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]

VALERIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of VALERIUS

VANDA f Italian
Form of WANDA

VANNA (1) f Italian
Short form of GIOVANNA.

VANNI m Italian
Short form of GIOVANNI.

VASCO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which came from the Spanish surname Velázquez, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque... [more]

VELIA f Italian
From the Roman family name Velius which possibly means "concealed" in Latin.

VENCESLAO m Italian
Italian form of WENCESLAS

VERONICA f English, Italian, Romanian
Latin form of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image"... [more]

VESPASIANO m Italian
Italian form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN).

VICO m Italian
Italian short form of VICTOR

VINCENTE m Italian
Italian form of VINCENT

VINCENZA f Italian
Italian feminine form of VINCENT

VINCENZO m Italian
Italian form of VINCENT

VINICIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman name Vinicius, which was possibly derived from Latin vinum "wine".

VIOLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian
Means "violet" in Latin... [more]

VIOLETTA f Italian, Russian
Italian and Russian form of VIOLET

VIRGILIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of VIRGIL

VIRGINIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]

VITALE m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Vitalis, which was derived from Latin vitalis "of life, vital"... [more]

VITALIA f Italian
Feminine form of Vitalis (see VITALE).

VITO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of VITUS

VITTORE m Italian
Italian form of VICTOR

VITTORIA f Italian
Italian form of VICTORIA (1)

VITTORINO m Italian
Italian cognate of VICTORINO

VITTORIO m Italian
Italian form of VICTORIUS

VIVIANA f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN)... [more]

ZITA (1) f Italian, German, Czech, Slovak
Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian... [more]

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