List of Italian Baby Names Meanings

Vanna

The name Vanna is particular to the Tuscan province of Italy where usage originated during the Renaissance and became popular as a feminine first given name. Vanna is the feminine root form of Giovanni, the Italian cognate of John, meaning "God is gracious".

Meaning: She who sifts Origin: Italian

Viridiana

Viridiana (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin), Viridianne (French, English), Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint.

Meaning: Young, fresh Origin: Italian

Zita

(DZEE-tah)

Zita is a female given name. The name may originate from the Italian word zita meaning young girl, or from the Hungarian pet name of Felicita, from Latin Felicia. In Basque, the word means saint. In Greek, the word means seeker.

Meaning: The seeker, Virgin Origin: Italian

Adalberto

(ah-dahl-BER-to/ə-dəl-BER-too)

The different meanings of the name Adalberto are: Germanic meaning: Nobly bright. Spanish meaning: Nobly bright.

Meaning: Aristocratic and bright Origin: Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Agata

(AH-gah-tah)

Agatha also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀγαθός (agathos), meaning good. It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third-century Christian martyr. The name has been rarely used in English-speaking countries in recent years.

Alba

(AHL-bah)

Alba is a female given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn". It can also be used as a Spanish surname, as in the actress Jessica Alba, or a title, as in the Spanish Dukedom of Alba. It may also be considered a feminine version of Albert or Albinus or of names beginning with the Germanic Alf.

Meaning: Fair, White Origin: Catalan, Italian, Latin, Spanish

Ale

(AH-leh)

Ale Name Meaning. English: from the Middle English personal name Ale, a short form of any of the various personal names beginning with Al-. Dutch: unexplained. Estonian: unexplained. Italian (Alé): unexplained.

Meaning: Defender of man Origin: Finnish, Greek, Italian

Alfio

(ahl-FEE-o)

The meaning of name Alfio and origin Italian. The meaning of name Alfio, origin of name Alfio , baby name Alfio.

Meaning: Fair skinned Origin: Greek, Italian

Allegra

(ə-LEG-rə)

Allegra (/əˈlɛɡrə/; Italian: [alˈlɛːɡra]) is a female given name of Italian origin meaning joyful (happy) or lively. Allegra can refer to: Allegra Byron (1817–1822), the illegitimate daughter of British Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, the stepsister of Mary Shelley.

Meaning: Happy, Joyous Origin: Italian

Amadeo

(ah-mah-DEH-oh)

Amedeo is an Italian given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus and the Spanish and Portuguese Amadeo. People with this name include: A number of rulers and nobles associated with the historical region of Savoy.

Meaning: God's love Origin: Italian, Latin