Italian girl names are gorgeous, so unsurprisingly many parents are looking for inspiration. Especially since so many Italian women’s names are easy to pronounce in all languages.
If you’re having a boy, take a look at my Italian boy names.
Things to Think About When Choosing Italian Names for Girls
Some names you may be considering for your baby girl are actually names for boys in Italy, so keep this in mind. I explained this in details in my post on Italian male names.
Just to give you the most common examples Andrea, Nicola or Luca are exclusively boys in Italy. It would be incredibly weird to meet a girl with these names in Italy and gender-neutral names don’t really exist in Italy.
Some names you may be considering for your baby girl are actually names for boys in Italy.
Typical Italian hirl names end with -a, but there are exceptions.
- Names ending with -o are masculine.
- Names ending with -i are masculine with exceptions like Noemi.
- Names ending with -e are either masculine or feminine (eg. Rachele, Matilde, Irene).
- Names ending with -a are mostly feminine (eg. Sofia, Anna, Chiara)
Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Italy
Sofia is the most popular Italian male name (and has been for years), followed by these Italian names for women:
- Aurora
- Giulia
- Ginevra
- Beatrice
- Vittoria
- Emma
- Alice
100 Italian Names for Girls
| Name | Origin | Meaning | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | German | noble | |
| Adele | German | noble | |
| Agnese | Greek | pure | Agnes |
| Agostina | Latin | magnificent | |
| Alessandra | Greek | protector, savior | Alexandra |
| Alessia | Greek | protector, savior | |
| Alice | German | noble | Alice |
| Allegra | Latin | joyous | |
| Alma | Latin | giver of life | |
| Amelia | German | hard working | |
| Angela | Greek | messenger of God | |
| Anna | Hebrew | divine grace | Anne |
| Antonella | Latin | priceless | |
| Antonia | Latin | flourishing | |
| Arianna | Greek | melody | |
| Aurora | Latin | Messenger of God | |
| Azzurra | – | azure | |
| Beatrice | Latin | who brings happiness | Beatrice |
| Bianca | Latin | white | |
| Camilla | Greek | perfect | |
| Carla | German | strong | |
| Carlotta | German | warrior | Charlotte |
| Caterina | Greek | pure | |
| Carolina | German | free | Catherine |
| Cecilia | Latin | blind | Cecelia |
| Chiara | Latin | bright | Claire |
| Cinzia | Greek | from Mount Kynthos | Cynthia |
| Claudia | Latin | from Roman name Claudius | Claudia |
| Costanza | Latin | consistent | Constance |
| Cristina | German | Christian | Christine |
| Dalila | Hebrew | delicate | Dalilah |
| Daniela | Hebrew | Danielle | |
| Debora | Hebrew | bee | Deborah |
| Donatella | Latin | given | |
| Elena | Greek | shining light | Helen |
| Eleonora | Greek | merciful | Eleonor |
| Elisa | Hebrew | God is a promise | Elise |
| Elisabetta | Hebrew | God is my oath | Elizabeth |
| Eloisa | German | warrior | Eloise |
| Emilia | Latin | excel | Emily |
| Emma | German | wholesome | Emma |
| Eugenia | Greek | well-born | Eugenie |
| Elvira | Hebrew | Temple of God | |
| Erica | Greek | heather | |
| Fabiana | Latin | from Roman name Fabius | |
| Federica | German | king, sovereign | |
| Filippa | Greek | lover of horser | Philippa |
| Fiorella | Latin | flower | |
| Flavia | Latin | from Roman family name | |
| Francesca | Latin | free, of France | Frances |
| Gabriella | Hebrew | hero with God’s help | |
| Gaia | Greek | earth | |
| Gemma | Latin | gemstone | |
| Giada | German | jade | Jade |
| Giovanna | Hebrew | gift from God | |
| Ginevra | Welsh | blessed | Jennifer |
| Gloria | Latin | glory | |
| Giorgia | Greek | of the land, farmer | Georgia |
| Giulia | Latin | youthful | Julia |
| Giuliana | Latin | youthful | |
| Greta | Greek | pearl | |
| Ilaria | Greek | cheerful | Hillary |
| Irene | Greek | peace | Irene |
| Isabella | Hebrew | God is my oath | Isabelle |
| Laura | Latin | laurel | |
| Lavinia | Latin | pure | |
| Liliana | Latin | lily | Lily |
| Linda | Latin | soft | |
| Livia | Latin | bluish | |
| Lorenza | Latin | – | |
| Lucia | Latin | light | Lucy |
| Lucrezia | Latin | wealth | |
| Ludovica | German | fighter | |
| Luisa | Latin | illustrious | |
| Maddalena | Hebrew | elegant | Magdalene |
| Margherita | Greek | pearl | Margaret |
| Maria | Latin | of the sea | Marie |
| Marisa | Latin | of the sea | Marissa |
| Martina | Latin | warrior | |
| Marzia | Latin | sacred to Mars | |
| Matilde | German | strength in battle | Matilda |
| Monica | Greek | advisor | |
| Nicoletta | Greek | who brings victory | Nicole |
| Noemi | Hebrew | joy | |
| Paola | Latin | small | Paula |
| Patrizia | Latin | noble | Patricia |
| Perla | Latin | pearl | Pearl |
| Raffaella | Hebrew | God heals | |
| Rebecca | Hebrew | to bind | |
| Roberta | German | of splendent glory | |
| Rosa | Latin | rose | Rose |
| Sara | Hebrew | princess | Sarah |
| Serena | Latin | serene | |
| Simona | Hebrew | who listens | Simone |
| Silvia | Latin | of the wood, wild | Sylvia |
| Sofia | Greek | wise | Sophie |
| Stefania | Greek | crowned | Stephanie |
| Stella | Latin | star | |
| Susanna | Hebrew | lily | Susan |
| Teodora | Greek | gift of God | Theodora |
| Teresa | Greek | harvester | Theresa |
| Tessa | Greek | – | |
| Tullia | Latin | – | |
| Valentina | Latin | strong | |
| Valeria | Latin | strong | Valerie |
| Vera | Latin | true | |
| Veronica | Latin | true image | |
| Viola | Latin | violet | Violet |
| Virginia | Latin | maiden | |
| Vittoria | Latin | victory | Victoria |
| Viviana | Latin | alive | Vivian |
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