Italian Given Names

Italian Given Names and their English Translations

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Abbreviations of Italian Given Names and their Latin Equivalents

Italian English Abramo Abraham Achille Achilles Ada Ada Adamo Adam Addolorata Dolores (derived from Our Lady of Sorrow) Adelina Adeline Adriano Adrian Agata Agatha Agnese Agnes Agnesina Aggie Agostino Austin Alba, Albina Dawn Alberto Albert Aldo Donald or Arnaldo Alesio Alexis Alessandrino Alex, Alec Alessandro Alexander Alfonso Alphonse Alfredo Alfred Alice, Alicia Alice Aloisio Aloysius or Louis Amadea, Amadeo Amadea, Amadeo (like Amadeus Mozart) Ambrogio Ambrose Anatina Anna or Antonia Andrea Andrew Andreanna Andriana Andreuccio Andy Angela Angela Angelica Angelica Angelina Angeline Angelo Angelo, Angelus Aniello Neil Anna Ann or Anne Annetta Annette, Nancy, Annie Annina Nancy, Annie Annunciata (honorific name derived from Annunciation to Mary, Nancy) Annunciato Mary, Nancy Anselmo Anselm Antonia Antonia Antonietta Antoinette Antonio Anthony, Antoine, Anton Antonino Antonino Araldo Harold Arianna Ariadne Ario Rosario Arnaldo Arnold Aronne Aaron Arrigo Henry Arturo Arthur Assunta (honorific name derived from Assumption of Mary) Augusto August Aurelia Aurelia Return to Index

Baldassarre Balthazar Baldovino Baldwin Barbara Barbara Barnaba Barnaby Bartola fem. form of Bartolomeo (Bartholomew) Bartolomeo Bartholomew Basilio Basil Bastiano Sebastian Battista Baptiste (honorific derived from St. John the Baptist) Beatrice Beatrice Benedetto Benedict Beniamino Benjamin Beppe Giuseppe, Beppe Berenice Bernice Bernardina Bernadine or Bernadette Bernardino Barney Bernardo Bernard Berta Bertha Bertrando Bertram, Bertrand Biaggia Biaggia Biaggio Blaise or Blaze (like St. Blaise) Bianca Blanche Bina Albina or Sabina Bruno Bruno Return to Index

Cajetano, Cajatano Thomas, Guy Calogera Lillian Calogero Sometimes Charles (honorific from St. Calogero) Calvino Calvin Camilla Camille Camillo (often changed to Charles) Candelora Candelora Carlo Charles, Carlo Carlotta Charlotte Carlotto Charlie Carmela, Carmelo (honorific name from Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Millie) Carmina, Carmine (honorific name from Our Lady of Madonna della Carmine) Carolina Caroline Cataldo Cataldo Caterina Catherine, Katherine, Kathie etc. Cecilia Cecily, Cecilia Cecilio Cecil Celestina Celeste Celestino Celestin Cesare Caesar Chiara Clare, Clara, Clair, Claire Chirro Cyril or Cyrus Ciccio Francis, Frank (Diminutive of Francesco) Cipriano Cyprian Clarice Clarissa Clarissa Clarissa Claudia Claudia Claudiano Claudian Claudio Claude, Claud Clemente Clement Clemenza Clemence, Clementine Clio Clio Cloe Chloe Coccino Francis, Frank (Diminutive of Francesco) Concetta Constance, Connie Cordelia Cordelia Corinna Corinne Cornelia Cornelia Cornelio Cornelius, Neil Corradino Conrad Corrado Conrad Cosimo Cosmos, Cosmo Costanza Constance Costanzo Constantine Crescenza Grace Cristiano Christian Cristina Christine Cristoforo Christopher Croce (honorific name derived from the Cross) Crocifissa, Crocifisso (honorific name derived from the Cross or Crucifix) Return to Index

Dafne Daphne Damiano Damian Damone Damon Daniele Daniel Dante Dante Dario Darien, Darius Davide David Davidino Davy Demetrio Demetrius Desiderio Desi Diana Dianna. Diane, Dianne Dionigi Dennis Dolorada Dolores Domenica Dominique, Mae Domenico Dominic Donato Dan, Don, Donatus Dora Dora Doride Doris Dorotea Dorothy Durante Durand Return to Index

Edgardo Edgar Editta Edith Edmondo Edmund Edoardo Edward Egeziaca (honorific name derived from St. Mary of Egypt) Egidio Giles Elena Helen, Ellen, Helena Elenora Eleanor, Elinor Elia Elias, Eli Elisa Eliza, Elise Elisabetta Elizabeth, Elisabeth Eloisa Eloise Elvira Elvira, Vera Emilia Emily, Emilia, Amelia Emilio Emile Emma Emma Enrichetta Harriet, Hatty, Hetty, Henny, Rita, Henrietta Enrico Henry Epifania Epifania Epifanio Epifanio Erberto Herbert Erico Eric Erminia Hermina Erminio Herman Ermione Hermione Ernestina Ernestine Ernesto Ernest Esmondo Esmond Ester Esther Ettore Hector Eugenia Eugenia, Jennifer, Eugenie Eugenio Eugene, Gene Eva Eve or Eva Evelina Evelyn Ezechiele Ezekiel Return to Index

Fabiano Fabian Fabrizio Fabricius Fausto Faust (derived from the Latin Faustus) Federica Frederica Federico Frederick, Fred, Frederic Felice Felix Felicia Felicia, Phyllis, Felice Feliciano Felicius Felicita Felicity Feo (might be from Federico) Ferdinando Ferdinand Fernando Ferdinand Fifo Raffaele Filemone Philemon Filippa Fannie Filippo Philip Filomena Philomena Fiora Flora Fioralba Dawn Fiorenza Florence Flaviano Flavius, Flavian Fortunata Fortune Fortunato Fotunatus Franca Francie Francesca Frances Francesco Francis, Frank Franco Frank Fulvia Fulvia Fulvio Fulvius Return to Index

Gabriele Gabriel Gabriella Gabriella Gaetana Ida Gaetano Thomas, Guy Galileo Galileo Geltrude Gertrude Gennaro Gerald Genoveffa Genevieve, Geneva, Jennie Geraldina Geraldine Geraldo Gerald Gerardo Gerard Geronimo Jerome Gervasio Gervase Giacinta Hyacinth Giacinto Hyacinth - male form Giacoma Jenny Giacobbe Jacob Giacomina Jenny, Jackie, Jaclyn Giacomo James, Jacques, Jacob Giampietro John Peter Gian-Andrea John Andrew Gian-Carlo John Charles Gian-Lorenzo John Lawrence Gianetta Jeanette, Jenny Gianetto Jack Gianmaria John Marion Gianni Johnny Giano Ian Giasone Jason Gilberto Gilbert Gina Regina Gino Gene Gioacchino Joachim Gioconda Jocunda Gionata Jonathan Giordano Jordan Giorgetto Georgie Giorgiana Giorgiane, Giorgianne, Georgiana Giorgio George Giosi Giuseppa Giovanna Jane, Joan, Johanna, Joannem, Joanna Giovanni John Giovannina Jean Girolama Mamie, Gerry Giuditta Judith Giulia Julia, Julie Giuliana Juliana Giuliano Julian Giulietta Juliet Giulio Julius, Jules Giuseppe Joseph Giuseppa, Giussepina Josephine, Josepha Giustina Justina Giustiniano Justinian Giustino Justin Goffredo Godfrey Grazia Grace Gregorio Gregory Gualtiero Walter Guglielmino Bill Guglielmo William Guido Guy Guntero Gunther Gustavo Gustav, Gustave Return to Index

Ida Ida Ignasco Ignace Ilario Hilary Iolanda Yolanda Irene Irene Isabella Isabel or Isabella Isacco Isaac Ivone Yves Return to Index

Lamberto Lambert Laura Laura Lavinia Lavinia Lea Leah Leandro Leander Lele Gabriele Lena Magdalena, Maddalena, Pasqualena, etc. Leonara Leonore, Lenore Leonardo Leonard Leone Leo Leonia Leonia Leopoldo Leopold Letteria Letteria Letizia Leticia Lia Rosalia Libera, Libero Free, often translated as Lee Lidano Leo Lidia Lydia Lillo Calogero Lionello Lionel Lisa Betty Lisetta Betsy Litterio Litterio Livia Livia Lodovico Lewis, Ludwig Lorena Lorraine Lorenzo Lawrence Luca Lucas, Luke Lucano Lucan Lucia Lucy, Lucia Luciano Lucian, Lucas Lucrezio Lucretius Luigi Louis Luigia Louise, Louisa Luisa Louisa, Louise Return to Index

Maddalena Madeleine, Madeline, Magdalena Magda Maud Manfredo Manfred Manlio Manlius Manuele Manuel, Emanuel Marcantonio Mark Anthony Marcellina Marcelline, Marcy Marcellino Marcellinus Marcello Marcel, Marcellus Marco Mark Margherita Margaret, Margery, Margot, Madge, Marguerite Maria Mary, Marie, Maria Marianna Marianne, Marianna Marietta Peggy, Marion, May Mario Marius Marta Martha Martino Martin Massimiliano Maximilian Massimo Max Matilde Mathilda Matteo Matthew Mattia Matthias, Matthew Maurizio Maurice Melissa Melissa Mercede Mercedes Michela Michelle Michelangelo Michaelangelo Michele Michael Michelino Mike Mimma, Mena, Mina Domenica Mimmo, Meno, Mino Domenico Minerva Minerva Miranda Miranda Modesto Modestus Monica Monique Return to Index

Nannetta Nannette, Nancy Nardo Leonardo or Bernardo Natale Noel Natalia Natalie Nataniele Nathaniel, Nathan Nicola Nicholas Nicoletta Nicoletta, Nicole Nicolo Nicholas Nicoluccio Nick Nina Nan Nina, Ninuccia diminutive of many names, see above Nino Nino Nunzia, Nunzio (see Annunciata) Return to Index

Ofelia Ophelia Olivia Olive (sometimes translated as Lee) Oliviero Oliver Omero Homer Onofredo Humphrey Onofrio Humphrey Onorato Honore Orazio Horace, Horatio Orlando Orlando Orsola Ursula Ortensia Hortense, Hortensia Oscar Oscar Osvaldo Oswald Ottavia Octavia Ottaviano Octavian Ottavio Octavius Ovidio Ovid Return to Index

Panfilo Pamphilus Paola Paula Paolina Paulina Paolino Paulinus, Linus Paolo Paul Pasquale Pascal, Patsy, Patrick Patrizia Patricia Patrizio Patrick Penelope Penelope Perrino Perry Petronilla Petronella Petronio Petronius Pia, Pio Pio, Pius, Pia is the female form of this name Piero Peter Pietro Peter Pietruccio Pete Pindaro Pindar Pippo Filippo or Giuseppe Placidia Placidia, Pleasantine Placido Placido Platone Plato Plauto Plautus Plinio Pliny Pompeo Pompey Porfirio Porphyry Porzia Portia Prescilla Prescilla Prospero Prosper Proteo Proteus Prudenza Prudence Return to Index

Quintilliano Quintiliam Quintino Quentin Return to Index

Rachele Rachel Raffaele Raphael, Ralph Raimondo Raymond Rainero Rainerd, Reiner Randolfo Randolph Raulo Ralph Rea Rhea Rebecca Rebecca, Becky Regina Regina, Gina, Jean, Jenny Reginaldo Reginald Reinardo Reinhard Renata Renate Renato Renatus Renzo Lorenzo Riccardino Dick Riccardo Richard Rina Caterina Rinaldo Reynold, Reginald, Reggie, Ronald Rita Margherita Roberto Robert Rodolfo Rudolph, Ralph Rodrigo Roderick, Roderic Rolando Roland Romolo Romulus Rosa Rose, Rosa Rosalia Rosalie Rosalinda Rosalind Rosamonda Rosamund Rosaria Rose, Sadie, Sara Rosario Ross, Russ, Roy, Sal Rosetta Rosette Rosina Rosalie, Rosie Rossanna Roxanne Rufo Rufus Ruggero Roger Ruth Ruth Return to Index

Sabina Sabina Salamone Solomon Salvatore Salvatore or Sam (derived from "the Savior") Samuele Samuel Sandra Alessandra Sandro Alessandro or Andrew Sansone Samson Santa,Santo,Santina Santa,Santo,Santina (all derived from the word for "saint") Sara Sarah, Sally, Sara Sarina Rosaria Saul Saul Saverio Xavier, also Sam Savino Sam Sebastiana Sebastiana Sebastiano Sebastian Sempronia Sempronia Sempronio Sempronius Severo Severus Sibilla Sibyl Sigfrido Siefried Sigismondo Sigmund Silvestro Silverter Silvia Sylvia Silvio Silvio, Sylvius Simeone Simeon Simone Simon Siro Cyril or Cyrus Sofia Sophie Stefania Stephanie Stefano Stephen or Steven Stella Stella, Estelle Stentore Stentor Susanna Susan, Sue, Susannah, Susanna Susetta Susie Return to Index

Tacito Tacitus Taddeo Thaddeus Teo (might be from Matteo or Teodoro) Teobaldo Theobald Teodato Theodatus Teodora Theodora Teodorico Theodoric Teodoro Theodore Teodosia Theodosia Teodosio Theodosius Terenzio Terence Teresa Therese, Teresa, Theresa Tibaldo Tybald Timeo Timaeus Timoteo Timothy Tirone Tyrone Tito Titus Tommasina Thomasina Tommasino Tom Tommaso Thomas Toni Antonia Tonio Antonio Toto Salvatore, Antonio Turridu Salvatore Return to Index

Ubaldo Hubaldus Uberto Hubert Ugo Hugo Ulisse Ulysses Ulrico Ulric Umberto Humberto Urania Urania, Ron Urbano Urban Return to Index

Valentina Valentina Valentino Valentine Valeria Valerie Valerieano Valerian Venere Venus Veronica Veronica Vilfrido Wilfred Vincenza Vincentia Vincenzius Vinny Vincenzo Vincent Vinfrido Winfred Viola Viola, Violet Virgilio Virgil Virginia Virginia Vitale Vitellius Vito Vitus Vittore Vic, Victor Vittoria Victoria Vittoriano Victorian Vittorio Victor Viviana Vivian Return to Index

Xaccheo Zaccheus Return to Index

Zaccaria Zachary Zenobia Zenobia Zenone Zeno Zorzi Giorgio Zuanna Giovanna Zuanne Giovanni Return to Index