Female Italian Names

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1. ABELIE: Italian form of Latin Abelia, the name of a genus of "honeysuckle." 
2. ADALINA: Variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Adelina, meaning "little noble."
3. ADELINA: 
   1. Italian and Spanish diminutive form of Latin Adela, meaning "little noble."
   2. Scandinavian pet form of Latin Adela, meaning "noble."
4. ADONA: Feminine form of Italian Adone, meaning "my lord."
5. ADRIANA: Feminine form of Latin Adrianus, Spanish Adrián, and Italian Adriano, all meaning "from Hadria." 

6. AGATA: 

   1. Italian and Spanish form of Latin Agatha, meaning "good." 

   2. Swedish, Slovene and German form of Latin Agatha, meaning "good." 

7. AGNESE: Italian and Latvian form of Greek Hagne, meaning "chaste; holy."
8. AGOSTINA: Feminine form of Italian Agostino, meaning "venerable."
9. ALBA: Italian and Spanish name meaning "dawn."

10. ALBERTA: 

    1. Feminine form of English Albert, meaning "bright nobility."

    2. Feminine form of Italian Alberto, meaning "bright nobility."

11. ALBERTINA: Diminutive form of Italian Alberta, meaning "bright nobility."
12. ALDA: Feminine form of Italian Aldo, meaning "noble."
13. ALESSA: Pet form of Italian Alessandra, meaning "defender of mankind."

14. ALESSANDRA: Feminine form of Italian Alessandro, meaning "defender of mankind."

15. ALESSIA: Feminine form of Italian Alessio, meaning "defender." 

16. ALFONSINA: Italian feminine form of Italian/Spanish Alfonso, meaning "noble and ready."

17. ALLEGRA: Italian name meaning "cheerful and lively."

18. ALLEGRIA: Variant spelling of Italian Allegra, meaning "cheerful and lively."

19. AMBRA: Italian form of English Amber, meaning "amber."

20. AMEDEA: Feminine form of Italian Amadeo, meaning "to love God."
21. ANDREINA: Feminine form of Italian Andrea, meaning "man; warrior."
22. ANGELICA: Feminine form of Italian Angelico, meaning "angelic." 

23. ANGIOLA: Feminine form of Italian Angiolo, meaning "angel, messenger."

24. ANGIOLETTA: Pet form of Italian Angiola, meaning "little angel/messenger."

25. ANJELICA: Variant spelling of Italian Angelica, meaning "angelic."

26. ANNALISA: 

    1. Danish and Swedish variant spelling form of Scandinavian Annelise, meaning "favor; grace" and "God is my oath." 

    2. Italian compound name composed of Latin Anna "favor; grace," and Lisa "God is my oath."

27. ANNETTA: Italian diminutive form of Latin Anna, meaning "favor; grace."
28. ANONCIADA: Variant spelling of Italian Annunziata, meaning "announces."

29. ANNUNCIATA: Variant spelling of Italian Annunziata, meaning "announces."

30. ANNUNZIATA: Italian name meaning "announces," referring to the Annunciation. Sometimes considered a month name for March.

31. ANTONIA (Bulgarian: Антония): 

    1. Feminine form of Bulgarian Antoniy, possibly meaning "invaluable."

    2. Feminine form of Roman Latin Antonius, possibly meaning "invaluable." In use by the English, Italians and Spanish.

32. ANTONIETTA: Diminutive form of Latin Antonia, possibly meaning "invaluable." In use by the Italians and Spanish.
33. ANUNCIATA: Variant spelling of Italian Annunziata, meaning "announces."
34. ARABELLA: 
    1. Italian name meaning "answered prayer." 
    2. Elaborated form of Scottish Arabel, meaning "lovable."
35. ARIANNA: Italian form of Latin Ariadne, meaning "utterly pure."
36. ASSUNTA: Italian form of Spanish Asunción, meaning "assumption."
37. AZZURRA: Italian form of English name Azure, meaning "sky blue."
38. BEATRICE: Italian form of Latin Viatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)."
39. BENEDETTA: Feminine form of Italian Benedetto, meaning "blessed."
40. BENIGNA: Feminine form of Italian Benigno, meaning "kind."
41. BERNARDETTA: Feminine form of Italian Bernardo, meaning "bold as a bear."
42. BERTINA: Short form of Italian Albertina, meaning "bright nobility." 
43. BETTINA: 
    1. Elaborated form of English Betty, meaning "God is my oath."
    2. Pet form of Italian Benedetta, meaning "blessed."
44. BIANCA: Italian form of French Blanche, meaning "white." 
45. BIBIANA: Italian and Spanish form of Roman Latin Viviana, meaning "alive." 
46. BICE: Pet form of Italian Beatrice, meaning "voyager (through life)."
47. BONFILIA: Feminine form of Italian Bonfilio, meaning "good daughter."
48. BRUNILDA: Italian and Spanish form of Old Norse Brynhildr, meaning "armored warrior woman." 
49. CALANDRA: Italian surname transferred to forename use, meaning "skylark." This name may have originally been a byname for someone with a good singing voice.
50. CALOGERA: Feminine form of Italian Calogero, meaning "beautiful elder."
51. CALVINA: Feminine form of of Italian Calvino, meaning "little bald one."
52. CAPRICE: Italian name meaning "impulsive; ruled by whim." 
53. CAPRICIA: Elaborated form of Italian Caprice, meaning "impulsive; ruled by whim." 
54. CARLA: 
    1. Feminine form of German Carl, meaning "man."
    2. Feminine form of Italian Carlo, meaning "man."
55. CARLITA: Feminine form of Italian Carlo, meaning "man."
56. CARLOTA: Variant spelling of Italian Carlotta, meaning "man."
57. CARLOTTA: Pet form of Italian Carla, meaning "man."
58. CATERINA: Italian form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure."
59. CELESTINA: Feminine form of Italian/Spanish Celestino, meaning "heavenly."
60. CELIA: 
    1. Contracted form of English English Cecilia, meaning "blind."
    2. Italian form of Latin Cælia, probably meaning "heaven."
61. CESARINA: Feminine form of Italian Cesarino, meaning "severed."
62. CHIARA: Italian form of Latin Clara, meaning "clear, bright."
63. CHIARINA: Pet form of Italian Chiara, meaning "clear, bright."
64. CINZIA: Italian form of Latin Cynthia, meaning "woman from Kynthos."
65. CIPRIANA: Feminine form of Italian Cipriano, meaning "from Cyprus." 
66. CLARA: Feminine form of Latin Clarus, meaning "clear, bright." In use by the English and Italians.
67. COCO: Originally from the Italian occupational name for a "cook," it is now in continental use as a pet form of longer names beginning with Co-.
68. COLOMBINA: Feminine form of Italian Colombano, meaning "dove."
69. CONCETTA: Italian form of Spanish Concepción, meaning "conception."
70. CONCETTINA: Pet form of Italian Concetta, meaning "conception."
71. CONSOLATA: Italian form of Spanish Consuelo, meaning "consolation."
72. COSIMA: Feminine form of Italian Cosimo, meaning "order, beauty."
73. COSMA: Feminine form of Italian Cosmo, meaning "order, beauty."
74. CRISTIANA: Feminine form of Italian Cristiano, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
75. CROCETTA: Pet form of Italian Crocifissa, meaning "cross; crucifix" or "way of the cross." 
76. CROCIFISSA: Feminine form of Italian Crocifisso, meaning "cross; crucifix" or "way of the cross." 
77. DAFNE: Italian form of Greek Daphne, meaning "laurel."
78. DANIELA (דָּנִיּאֵלָה): 
    1. Feminine form of Hebrew Daniyel, meaning "God is my judge."
    2. Feminine form of Italian Daniele, meaning "God is my judge."
79. DEBORA: Italian form of Hebrew Debowrah, meaning "bee."
80. DELFINA: Italian and Spanish form of Latin Delphina, meaning "woman from Delphi." 
81. DESIDERIA: Feminine form Italian/Spanish Desiderio, meaning "longing."
82. DETTA: Short form of Italian names ending with -detta.
83. DIAMANTE: Italian name meaning "diamond."
84. DOMENICA: Feminine form of Italian Domenico, meaning "belongs to the lord." 
85. DONA: Short form of Italian Adona, meaning "my lord."
86. DONATA: Feminine form of Italian Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
87. DONATELLA: Pet form of Italian Donata, meaning "given (by God)."
88. DONNA: 
    1. English name derived from the Italian word donna, meaning "lady."
    2. Short form of English Donalda, meaning "world ruler."
89. DOROTEA: 
    1. Italian and Spanish form of Latin Dorothea, meaning "gift of God."
    2. Scandinavian form of Latin Dorothea, meaning "gift of God."
90. DRINA: Short form of Italian/Spanish Adriana, meaning "from Hadria." In use by the Romani.
91. EDDA: 
    1. Pet form of Italian Edvige, meaning "contending battle."
    2. Variant spelling of English Eda, meaning "rich battle."
92. EDMONDA: Feminine form of Italian Edmondo, meaning "protector of prosperity."
93. EDVIGE: Italian form of German Hedwig, meaning "contending battle."
94. ELDA: Old Italian form of German Hilda, meaning "battle." Not in use before the 20th century. 
95. ELENA: Italian and Spanish form of Greek Helénē, possibly meaning "torch."
96. ELEONORA: Italian form of Provençal Alienor, meaning "foreign; the other."
97. ELETTRA: Italian form of Latin Electra, meaning "bright, shining."
98. ELISABETTA: Italian form of Greek Elisabet, meaning "God is my oath."
99. ELMA: Feminine form of Italian Elmo, meaning "helmet, protection."
100. ELNORA: Contracted form of Italian Eleonora, meaning "foreign; the other."
101. ELOISA: Italian and Spanish form of Latin Elwisia, meaning "hale-wide; very healthy and sound." 
102. EMILIANA: Feminine form of Italian/Spanish Emiliano, meaning "rival."
103. ENRICA: Feminine form of Italian Enrico, meaning "home-ruler."
104. ENRICHETTA: Old diminutive form of Italian Enrica, meaning "home-ruler."
105. ERMINIA: Feminine form of Italian Erminio, possibly meaning "of the earth."
106. ERNESTA: Feminine form of Italian/Spanish Ernesto, meaning "battle (to the death), serious business."
107. ERSILIA: Italian form of Latin Hersilia, meaning "delicate, tender."
108. EUFEMIA: Italian form of Greek Euphêmia, meaning "Well I speak."
109. EULA: Short form of Italian Eulalia, meaning "well-spoken."
110. EULALIA: Feminine form of Italian Eulalio, meaning "well-spoken." 
111. FABRIZIA: Feminine form of Italian Fabrizio, meaning "craftsman."
112. FEDERICA: Italian feminine form of Italian/Spanish Federico, meaning "peaceful ruler."
113. FELÌCITA: Italian form of Roman Latin Felicitas, meaning "fortune; good luck."
114. FELISA: Italian form of Latin Felicia, meaning "happy" or "lucky."
115. FERDINANDA: Feminine form of Italian Ferdinando, meaning "ardent for peace."
116. FIAMMETTA: Italian name composed of the word fiamma "fire" and a diminutive suffix, meaning "little fire."
117. FILOMENA: Variant spelling of Italian Filumena, meaning "friend of ease."
118. FILUMENA: Italian form of Greek Philomena, meaning "friend of ease."
119. FINA: Short form of Italian Serafina, meaning "burning one" or "serpent." Also used as a short form of other names ending with -fina. The masculine form is Fino.
120. FIORALBA: Italian name composed of the elements fiore "flower" and alba "dawn," meaning "flower of dawn."
121. FIORE: Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, meaning "flower."
122. FIORELLA: Feminine diminutive form of Italian unisex Fiore ("flower"), meaning "little flower." Fiorello is the masculine form.
123. FIORENZA: Feminine form of Italian Fiorenzo, meaning "blossoming."
124. FLORENTINA: Feminine form of Italian Florentino, meaning "blossoming."
125. FLORIANA: Feminine form of Italian Floriano, meaning "flower."
126. FORTUNATA: Feminine form of Italian Fortunato, meaning "fortunate."
127. FRANCA: Short form of Italian Francesca, meaning "French."
128. FRANCESCA: Feminine form of Italian Francesco, meaning "French."
129. FULVIA: Feminine form of Italian Fulvio, meaning "yellow."
130. GABRIELLA: Feminine form of Italian Gabriele, meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
131. GAETANA: Feminine form of Italian Gaetano, meaning "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
132. GELTRUDE: Italian form of German Gertrude, meaning "spear strength."
133. GEMMA: Italian name meaning "precious stone."
134. GENEVRA: Variant spelling of Italian Ginevra, probably meaning "race of women."
135. GENOVEFFA: Italian form of Celtic Genovefa, probably meaning "race of women."
136. GIACHETTA: Feminine pet form of Italian Giacomo, meaning "supplanter."
137. GIACINTA: Feminine form of Italian Giacinto, meaning "hyacinth flower."
138. GIADA: Italian name meaning "jade."
139. GIANNA: Contracted form of Italian Giovanna, meaning "God is gracious."
140. GILDA: 
     1. Celtic name meaning "servant of God."
     2. Italian name derived from the Germanic element gild, meaning "sacrifice."
     3. Old English name meaning "coated with gold; gilded."
141. GINA (Hebrew: גִּנָּה): 
     1. Hebrew unisex name meaning "garden." 
     2. Japanese name meaning "silvery."
     3. Pet form of Latin Virginia, meaning "maiden, virgin." 
     4. Pet form of English Georgina, meaning "earth-worker, farmer." Also a pet form of other English names ending with -gina.
     5. Pet form of Italian Giorgina "earth-worker, farmer," Luigina "famous warrior," and other Italian names ending with -gina. 
142. GINEVRA: Italian form of Celtic Genovefa, probably meaning "race of women."
143. GIOCONDA: Italian name derived from Latin Jucunda, meaning "happy."
144. GIOFFREDA: Feminine form of Italian Goffredo, meaning "God's peace."
145. GIOIA: Italian name meaning "happiness."
146. GIORGIA: Feminine form of Italian Giorgio, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
147. GIORGINA: Pet form of Italian Giorgia, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
148. GIOSETTA: Diminutive form of Italian Giuseppina, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)." 
149. GIOVANNA: Feminine form of Italian Giovanni, meaning "God is gracious."
150. GIOVANNETTA: Pet form of Italian Giovanna, meaning "God is gracious."
151. GISELLA: Italian form of German Gisela, meaning "pledge, hostage, noble offspring."
152. GIULIA: Feminine form of Italian Giulio, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
153. GIULIANA: Feminine form of Italian Giuliano, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
154. GIULIETTA: Diminutive form of Italian Giulia, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
155. GIUSEPPA: Feminine form of Italian Giuseppe, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)." 
156. GIUSEPPINA: Elaborated form of Italian Giuseppa, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)." 
157. GIUSTINA: Feminine form of Italian Giustino, meaning "fair, just."

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