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Abaco m Italian (Rare)Variant of
Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for
abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
Achillea f ItalianFeminine form of
Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Adige m & f Italian (Archaic)Name of an Italian river that runs through the regions of Trentino-Alto-Adige-Südtirol and Veneto.
Adiuto m Italian (Rare)From the Latin
adiutus meaning "help", in this case referring to divine assistance in a Christian context. ... [
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Afro m ItalianMeans "African" in Italian. A known bearer was artist Afro Basaldella (1912-1976).
Agnello m ItalianFrom Italian
agnello "lamb", given either as a nickname for a meek and mild person or as a personal name, which was popular because the lamb led to the slaughter was a symbol of the suffering innocence of Christ.
Aica f ItalianFrom the Germanic element
ag, possibly meaning "edge" or "sharp".
Aimone m ItalianItalian form of
Haimo. This name was borne by Aimone, Duke of Aosta, an Italian royal who briefly reigned as King of Croatia during World War II.
Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)Contracted form of
Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.
Algesira f Italian (Rare)Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town
Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (
al-jazira) meaning "the island".
Allegro m ItalianTransferred from the surname "Allegro", a masculine form of "Allegra".
Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, DutchDirectly taken from Latin
altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [
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Amadea f Late Roman, German, Italian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Galician, Polish, SloveneLate Roman and German feminine form of
Amadeus, Italian and Galician feminine form of
Amadeo, Sicilian feminine form of
Amadeu, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of
Amadeusz and Slovene variant of
Amadeja.
Amazilia f Italian (Rare), TheatrePossibly derived from name
Amazili, (first?) used in the novel of Jean-François Marmontel "Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou" (1777), where it belongs to a Peruvian maiden. Most likely this name was artificially created to imitate exotic language and has no meaning... [
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