105 Italian Girl Names with Meaning

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

NameOriginMeaningEnglish equivalent
AdaGermannoble
AdeleGermannoble
AgneseGreekpureAgnes
AgostinaLatinmagnificent
AlessandraGreekprotector, saviorAlexandra
AlessiaGreekprotector, savior
AliceGermannobleAlice
AllegraLatinjoyous
AlmaLatingiver of life
AmeliaGermanhard working
AngelaGreekmessenger of God
AnnaHebrewdivine graceAnne
AntonellaLatinpriceless
AntoniaLatinflourishing
AriannaGreekmelody
AuroraLatinMessenger of God
Azzurraazure
BeatriceLatinwho brings happinessBeatrice
BiancaLatinwhite
CamillaGreekperfect
CarlaGermanstrong
CarlottaGermanwarriorCharlotte
CaterinaGreekpure
CarolinaGermanfreeCatherine
CeciliaLatinblindCecelia
ChiaraLatinbrightClaire
CinziaGreekfrom Mount KynthosCynthia
ClaudiaLatinfrom Roman name ClaudiusClaudia
CostanzaLatinconsistentConstance
CristinaGermanChristianChristine
DalilaHebrewdelicateDalilah
DanielaHebrewDanielle
DeboraHebrewbeeDeborah
DonatellaLatingiven
ElenaGreekshining lightHelen
EleonoraGreekmercifulEleonor
ElisaHebrewGod is a promiseElise
ElisabettaHebrewGod is my oathElizabeth
EloisaGermanwarriorEloise
EmiliaLatinexcelEmily
EmmaGermanwholesomeEmma
EugeniaGreekwell-bornEugenie
ElviraHebrewTemple of God
EricaGreekheather
FabianaLatinfrom Roman name Fabius
FedericaGermanking, sovereign
FilippaGreeklover of horserPhilippa
FiorellaLatinflower
FlaviaLatinfrom Roman family name
FrancescaLatinfree, of FranceFrances
GabriellaHebrewhero with God’s help
GaiaGreekearth
GemmaLatingemstone
GiadaGermanjadeJade
GiovannaHebrewgift from God
GinevraWelshblessedJennifer
GloriaLatinglory
GiorgiaGreekof the land, farmerGeorgia
GiuliaLatinyouthfulJulia
GiulianaLatinyouthful
GretaGreekpearl
IlariaGreekcheerfulHillary
IreneGreekpeaceIrene
IsabellaHebrewGod is my oathIsabelle
LauraLatinlaurel
LaviniaLatinpure
LilianaLatinlilyLily
LindaLatinsoft
LiviaLatinbluish
LorenzaLatin
LuciaLatinlightLucy
LucreziaLatinwealth
LudovicaGermanfighter
LuisaLatinillustrious
MaddalenaHebrewelegantMagdalene
MargheritaGreekpearlMargaret
MariaLatinof the seaMarie
MarisaLatinof the seaMarissa
MartinaLatinwarrior
MarziaLatinsacred to Mars
MatildeGermanstrength in battleMatilda
MonicaGreekadvisor
NicolettaGreekwho brings victoryNicole
NoemiHebrewjoy
PaolaLatinsmallPaula
PatriziaLatinnoblePatricia
PerlaLatinpearlPearl
RaffaellaHebrewGod heals
RebeccaHebrewto bind
RobertaGermanof splendent glory
RosaLatinroseRose
SaraHebrewprincessSarah
SerenaLatinserene
SimonaHebrewwho listensSimone
SilviaLatinof the wood, wildSylvia
SofiaGreekwiseSophie
StefaniaGreekcrownedStephanie
StellaLatinstar
SusannaHebrewlilySusan
TeodoraGreekgift of GodTheodora
TeresaGreekharvesterTheresa
TessaGreek
TulliaLatin
ValentinaLatinstrong
ValeriaLatinstrongValerie
VeraLatintrue
VeronicaLatintrue image
ViolaLatinvioletViolet
VirginiaLatinmaiden
VittoriaLatinvictoryVictoria
VivianaLatinaliveVivian

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