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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Italian; and the pattern is *r*a*.
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Mafarda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Mafalda.
Maggioriano m Italian
Italian form of Majorian.
Magloria f Italian
Feminine form of Maglorio (compare Magloire).
Mamerta f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian feminine form of Mamerto and Polish feminine form of Mamert.
Marcantonio m Italian
Combination of Marco and Antonio, referring to the 1st-century BC Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony).
Marcelletta f Italian (Rare), African American (Rare, ?)
Italian diminutive of Marcella making it the Italian cognate of Marcellette.... [more]
Marcelliano m Italian
Italian form of Marcellianus.
Marcillina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marcellina.
Marcovaldo m Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name meaning "horse rule", from the elements marah "horse" and wald "rule".
Marcuccia f Italian
Possibly a feminine form of Marcus.
Mardario m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Mardarius.
Marella f Italian
Possibly a variant of Mariella, notably borne by Italian socialite Marella Agnelli (1927-).
Maretta f Italian
Diminutive of Mara 1.
Marghirita f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Margherita.
Marìa f Sicilian, Sardinian, Piedmontese
Sicilian and Piedmontese form and Sardinian variant of Maria.
Mariacarla f Italian
Combination of Maria and Carla.... [more]
Mariachiara f Italian
Combination of Maria and Chiara.
Mariagrazia f Italian
Combination of Maria and Grazia.
Marialisa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lisa.
Mariannina f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Marianna.
Mariantonia f Italian
Contraction of Maria and Antonia.
Mariantonietta f Italian
Combination of Maria and Antonietta.
Marianu m Corsican (Rare), Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Marianus.
Mariarosa f Italian, Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Rosa 1.
Mariarosaria f Italian
Combination of Maria and Rosaria.
Mariassunta f Italian
A combination of "Maria" and "assunta," referring to the Assumption of Mary
Maricla f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Clara.
Marida f Italian
Combination of Maria and Ida.
Marilda f Italian
Italian form of Maruhild and Merehilt, derived from the Germanic name elements mari "famous" and hilt "battle".
Marilina f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lina 2, or italianized form of Marilyn
Marilisa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lisa.
Marinedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marinella.
Marinetta f Italian, Hungarian
Italian diminutive of Marina.
Mariniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Marinianus.
Marinuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Marina.
Mariolina f Italian
Diminutive of Maria and feminine form of Mario.
Marisabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare, ?), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Contacted variant of Mariaisabella or an elaboration of Marisabel in the style of Isabella... [more]
Mariteresa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Teresa
Mariuccia f Italian (Archaic)
Pet form of Maria (very old-fashioned)
Marquardo m Italian
Italian form of Marcward.
Marsilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marsilio.
Martana f Italian (Rare)
MARTANA is an Italian female given name. Derived from Latin, it is one of many theophoric names that originally referred to Mars, the Roman god of war (others include Marzia, Martina and Marciana)... [more]
Martiano m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marziano and a diminutive of Martino.
Martiniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Martinianus.
Martuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Marta.
Maruzzella f Neapolitan
Supposedly a Neapolitan form of Marisa - perhaps a double diminutive in origin. By coincidence, it may also mean "small braid (of hair)" in Neapolitan.... [more]
Marxina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marxino.
Marza f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Marta.
Marziale m Italian (Rare), Corsican (Rare)
Italian and Corsican form of Martial.
Marziali m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Martial.
Marzialina f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Marzialino or Italian form of Marcelina. Its name day is June 21st.
Marziana f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marziano.
Marziano m Italian
Italian form of Martianus.
Marziela f Italian (Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Marzia.
Màura f Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Maura 1.
Maurilia f Italian
Feminine form of Maurilio.
Melchiorra f Italian
Feminine form of Melchiorre.
Mercuriale m Italian
Italian form of Mercurialis.
Merenziana f Italian
Truncated form of Emerenziana.
Metrofane m Italian
Italian form of Metrophanes.
Michelarcangelo m Italian
Combination of Michele and Arcangelo
Mira f Italian, Friulian
Feminine form of Roman Mirus.
Mirabela f Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate and Romanian form of Mirabella.
Mirandolina f Italian
Diminutive of Miranda.
Mirca f Italian
Italian variant of Mirka 1.
Miredda f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Mirella.
Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]
Mirra f Italian, Russian
Italian meaning, “myrrh.”
Mirtilla f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirta also similar to the Italian word mirtillo meaning "blueberry". It has been used in the Italian translation of 'Harry Potter' franchise for the character Mirtilla Malcontenta (Moaning Myrtle).
Mitridate m Italian
Italian form of Mithridates.
Moderata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Moderatus. Known bearers of this name include the 4th-century martyr and saint Moderata of Sirmium (which was located in what is nowadays Serbia) and the Venetian writer and poet Moderata Fonte (1555-1592), although it should be noted that in her case, the name is a pseudonym: her real name was Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi.
Moraldo m Italian
Moraldo is best known as the name of the protagonist in Federico Fellini's classic Italian film, 'I Vitelloni'. It is also be a name of Nigerian origin. It can sometimes mean 'grace', and it translates to 'moral' in Cebuano.
Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]
Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.
Nazzarena f Italian
Feminine form of Nazzareno.
Neera f Italian
Italian form of Neaira.
Nerea f Italian, Sicilian, Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Nereo.
Neria f Italian
Feminine form of Nerio.
Nicandra f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Nikandros, mainly found in southern Italy.
Nicolamaria f Italian
Combination of Nicola and Maria
Ninfodora f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphodora.
Nirìa m Sicilian
Short form of Annirìa.
Normando m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Norman. Masculine form of Normanda.
Normanna f Italian
Feminine form of Normanno.
Normanno m Italian
Italian form of Norman.
Novembrina f Italian
Feminine form of Novembrino.
Numeriano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Numerian.
Oliviera f Italian
Feminine form of Oliver.
Ombretta f Italian, Literature
Coined as a diminutive of Italian ombra "shade; shadow", this name first came into usage after Antonio Fogazzaro used it for a character in his novel Piccolo mondo antico (The Little World of the Past in English) (1895).
Onorata f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Honorata.
Onorato m Italian, Medieval Spanish
Italian and medieval Spanish form of Honoratus.
Onoraziano m Italian
Italian form of Honoratianus.
Onorina f Italian, Italian (Swiss), Gascon
Italian and Gascon form of Honorina (see Honorine).
Onuratu m Sicilian
Variant of Anuratu.
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Orazia f Sicilian (Rare)
Italian form of Horatia.
Orazziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Horatius.
Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".
Orenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Orenzio.
Orestina f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Italian feminine diminutive of Oreste. It also coincides with the feminine form of Orestinus, a Roman cognomen of the same origin.
Orfea f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Orfeo.
Orizia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Orithyia.
Ormanno m Italian (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. A famous Barrer is Ormanno Tedici.
Ormisda m Italian
Italian form of Hormisdas.
Ormisda m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Hormisdas.
Ornelia f Italian
Variant of Ornella.
Orsolina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Orsola. See also its latinized form Ursulina and the Italian surname Orsolini... [more]
Orsula f Gascon (Rare), Corsican, Sicilian
Gascon, Corsican and Sicilian form of Ursula.
Orsulina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Orsula.
Ortensia f Italian, Gascon, Aragonese, Piedmontese
Italian, Piedmontese, Gascon and Aragonese form of Hortensia. Ortensia is also the Italian name of the plant Hydrangea.
Ortolana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hortolanus.
Pancrazia f Italian, Corsican
Italian feminine form of Pancratius and Corsican feminine form of Pancraziu.
Pancrazziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Pancratius.
Parmina f Italian, Romanian
Probably derived from the name of the Italian city Parma. ... [more]
Pasquarosa f Italian
Italian compound name created from Pasqua and Rosa 1.
Paterniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Paternianus.
Perfetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Perfectus.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Persea f Italian
Feminine form of Perseo.
Pertinace m Italian
Italian form of Pertinax.
Pierangela f Italian
Feminine form of Pierangelo.
Pierangelo m Italian
Combination of Piero and Angelo.
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Pierantonio m Italian
Combination of Pier and Antonio.
Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.
Pierfrancesco m Italian
Combination of Piero and Francesco.
Piermaria m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Piero and Maria.
Piermassimiliano m Italian
Combination of Pietro and Massimiliano. A famous bearer of this name is the Italian rugby union player Piermassimiliano Dotto (1970-2012).
Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.
Piersanti m Italian
Meaning "of Saint Peter".
Pileria f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).
Pirtinaci m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Pertinax.
Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.
Porcario m Italian
Italian form of Porcarius.
Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.
Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.
Porziano m Italian
Italian form of Portianus.
Pragmazio m Italian
Italian form of Pragmatius and variant of Prammazio.
Prammazio m Italian
Italian form of Pragmatius and variant of Pragmazio.
Prassede f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Praxedes.
Prassifane m Italian
Italian form of Praxiphanes.
Prassitea f Italian
Italian form of Praxithea.
Pretestato m Italian
Italian form of Praetextatus.
Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.
Preziusa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Preziosa.
Priapo m Italian
Italian form of Priapos via its latinized form Priapus.
Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).
Primarosa f Italian (Rare)
Italian adoption of Primrose.
Primavera f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.
Primetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Prima.
Primiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Primianus. A bearer of this name was the Argentinian jurist and politician Primiano Acuña Vieyra (1852-1934).
Prisciano m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Priscian.
Pronace m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Pronax.
Properzia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.
Prosperina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prosper and Prospero and diminutive form of Prospera.
Protasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Protasius. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican soldier and politician Protasio Tagle (1839-1903).
Provina f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Provino.
Provvidenza f Italian
Italian cognate of Providence.
Prudenza f Italian (Rare)
Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.
Pulchera f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Pulcheria.
Pulcheria f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), German (Bessarabian), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Latin pulcher meaning "beautiful, noble". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Quadrato m Italian
Italian form of Quadratus.
Rabano m Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, and Esperanto form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Rachela f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Italian variant of Rachele, Polish form of Rachel as well as a Latinate form of Rachel.
Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.
Radegonda f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Radegund.
Radolfo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.
Raffaelangelo m Italian
combination of Raffaele and Angelo.
Raffaeli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Raffaele.
Raffaellino m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Raffaele with an added Italian diminutive suffix -ino. Raffaellino del Colle (1490–1566) was an Italian Mannerist painter active mostly in Umbria.
Ramberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Rambert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Ramberto Malatesta (died in January 1330).
Ramboldo m Italian
Ramboldo, Count of Collalto
Ramondo m Italian
Variant of Raimondo.
Randolfo m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish form of Randolf.
Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.
Ranieri m Italian, Sicilian, Medieval Corsican
Variant of Raniero. This name is is borne by Ranieri III di Monaco. It is also the Italian name of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
Raziedda f Sicilian
Truncated form of Graziedda.
Rechiaro m Italian
Italian form of Rechiar.
Redenta f Italian
Italian form of Redempta.
Regola f Italian (Rare)
Cognate of Regula. It coincides with the regular Italian vocabulary regola "rule; norm".
Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.
Remigia f Italian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Remigio and Polish feminine form of Remigiusz.
Remina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rema.
Remismonda f Italian
Feminine form of Remismondo
Remola f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Rema.
Renatu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican variant of Rinatu and Sicilian form of Renato.
Renea f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan truncated form of Irenea.
Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.
Renzia f Italian
Diminutive of Lorenza.
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.
Riccardu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Richard.
Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).
Rinalda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Rinaldo and Dutch variant form of Reinalda.
Rinardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rinaldo.
Ripalta f Italian (Rare)
It means "hight bank" from the archaic word ripa "bank" (nowadays riva) and alta "high". ... [more]
Rocca f Sicilian
Feminine form of Rocco.
Rocchina f Italian
A feminine form to Rocco.
Roderica f Italian
Feminine form of Rodrigo.
Rodoaldo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rodoald, which is a variant form of Rodwald.
Rogata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rogatus. This name was borne by several obscure martyrs and saints.
Romarica f Italian
Feminine form of Romarico.
Romarico m Italian
Italian form of Romaric.
Romea f Italian, Slovene (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Romeo.
Rosalio m Italian
Masculine form of Rosalia.
Rosamunda f Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Rosamund.
Rosangelo m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosangela.
Rosemma f Italian (Rare)
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emma.
Rosiano m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rosianus, though in some cases it can also be a blend of Rosa 1 with a name ending in -iano, such as Cristiano... [more]
Rosilena f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Roselina. Rosilena ed Oronta (1728) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi.
Rosmarino m Italian
Italian masculine form of Rosemary.
Rosolina f Italian
Variant of Rosalia.
Rossane f Italian
Variant of Rossana.
Rossano m Italian
Masculine form of Rossana. A famous bearer was the actor Rossano Brazzi (1916-1994).
Rossina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rossa. But it should be noted that there are also cases where this name is a variant of Rosina.
Rosuccia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rosa 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Rosvilda f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
This name, now extremely rare, comes from the German 'rosen weilt', signifying "wild rose".
Rufa f Italian, Galician
Feminine form of Rufo.
Rufiniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rufinianus.
Rulliano m Italian
Italian form of Rullianus.
Rumanu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Romanus.
Rummeneca f Italian, Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of Domenica.
Runata f Sicilian
Variant of Dunata.
Runatu m Sicilian
Variant of Dunatu.
Rusaria f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Rosalia.
Rusariu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rosario.
Rusticiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rusticianus.
Rusulìa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rosalia.
Rutilia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Tuscan, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rutilius. This name was borne by the maternal grandmother of Julius Caesar.
Salvatora f Italian
Feminine form of Salvatore.
Salvatorina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Salvatore.
Santora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Santoro.
Sarafina f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Serafina.
Sarbaturi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Salvador.
Sarvaturi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Salvatore.