The following are some of the possibilities for choosing an Italian name for your new baby girl or baby boy. Boys names are listed first then Girls. These are then divided into various categories. A third group “Either” lists cross-gender names appropriate for both boys and girls.
Any name can be used by children to taunt each other, for instance Rosanna Banana or Dippy Dante. Just try to avoid a spectacular creation like the now-classic “A Boy Named Sue.” By giving your child a sense of the significance of his / her name, and saying it with love in your voice, you will have chosen well.
Boys
Traditional
Abele Alberto Adolfo Aldo Alexandro Angelo Anthony Antonio Benito Bernardo Bruno Carlo Castellano Clemenza Corrado Cosmo Cristiano Dante Dario Dino Domenico Emilio Enrico Enzo Fabrizio Filippo Firio Francesco Franco Frederico Fredo Gino Giorgio Giovanni Giuseppe Guido Leonardo Luca Luciano Luigi Marcello Marco Mario Michelangelo Nico Nicholas Nuncio Orlando Otello Paolo Pietro Raphael Raul Rinaldo Roberto Rodrigo Romano Rossano Rodolpho Salvatore Santino Sergio Silvio Trancredo Ugo Umberto Vincenzo Vitelli Vito Vittorio
Politics
Benito Mussolini - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro - Rudolpho Giuliani
Religion
St. Joseph (Sicilian Feast Day) - Eugenio Maria Pacelli Pope Pius XII - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Pope Ioannes XXIII - Giovanni Battista Montini Pope Paulus VI - Albino Luciani Pope Ioannes Paulus I
Sports
Alberto Tomba - Andre Agessi - Joe DiMaggio - Mario Andretti - Roberto Baggio
Art, Architecture, Music, Explorers, Science
Amerigo Vespucci - Antonio Stradavari - Enrico Caruso - Galileo Galilei - Giacomo Casanova - Giorgio Armani - Giuseppe Garibaldi - Leonardo da Vinci - Luciano Pavarotti - Marco Polo - Michelangelo Buonarroti
Girls Names
Traditional
Adriana Alessandra Alisa Angela Anna Anna Maria Antonietta Apollonia Argento Aria Belinda Bianca Cameo Carla Carmela Caterina Concetta Daria Elena Fiore Franca Francesca Gina Giovanna Giuseppina Isabella Italia Livia Loretta Lucia Madonna Margherita Maria Marisa Mia Michelina Natalia Olimpia Paola Pia Rita Rosa Rosalia Rosalinda Rosetta Sienna Silvana Simonetta Sophia Teresa Terra Toni Urbana Vera Viola Zola
Mythology
Aurora Bellona Concordia Diana Camilla Fauna Flora Luna Maia Minerva Pax Rhea.
Politics
Geraldine Ferraro, daughter of Italian immigrants Dominick and Antonetta Ferraro.
Religion
St. Asteria of Bergamo - St. Clare of Assisi - Santa Lucia - St. Philomena.
Sports
Giovanna Trillini - Paola Pezzo - Sara Simeoni - Valentina Vezzali.
Art, Architecture, Music, Explorers, Science
Andrea Bocelli - Andrea Sarto - Diane Di Prima - Evangelista Torricelli - Maria Gaetana Agnesi - Maria Montessori - Mirella Freni - Renata Scotto.
Names for Either Boys or Girls
Adrian Domani Giona Lave Luca Rocio Sabin; Maria as a middle name.
