Conference oass::babynames

    I don't know whether or not Laura is an Italian name, but I believe
    the star of the movie Wifemistress was Laura Antonelli, who was
    in this Italian movie with Marcello Mastriani.
    
    You might want to flip through a biography of Sophia Loren.  It
    should show some Italian names.
    
               Carol

    
    Laura is most definitly an Italian name, I don't know that meaning
    off hand but could ask my friend, Laura Pusateri.  More Italian
    first girl names.... Angela, Tina Marie (or just Tina and forms
    of it, like Christina and Christine), Rose, (although others will
    argue it's Irish), Martina, Samantha, Lisa...I could come up with
    more if you'd like...
    
    Loreen
    

    Thought I'd add Linda and Maria while I was thinking of it,
    I have a friend named Maria Forlani and she goes by Ria, I've
    also seen it spelled Rhea ('Carla' on "Cheers"'s real name).
    

	I thank Carol and Loreen.
I am interested by the meaning of this first name.
Could you ask to your friend L. Pusateri.Does she think it's an 
old name or not.

    		Christian

    
    First, I'll have to correct myself, Most of the names I gave you
    have their origin in LATIN, I say, What's the difference?!  
    
    I was just looking at a names book and saw Laura but can't remember
    what it said now, I'll have to look again. NO, she doesn't think
    it's 'old' at all!
    

    My name is Rosalba and I'm Italian. Listed below you will find a
    few Italian names.
    
    Alessandra		Roberta		Elisa		Lucia
    Gabriella		Antonella	Aurora		Angela
    Lorena		Lucia		Romana/Romina	
    
    If you would like more please let me know.
    
    Best Regards
    
    Rosalba

    My SO is from the most Italian family I know.  She is the only girl
    in the family, and her name is Laura.  Her mother's name is Angela.
    
    Stacie

    Note that in English, Laura is pronounced like 'Lora', but that
    in Italian, it would be 'Lowra' (ow like cow).

    Note that many 'latin' names actually occur at an earlier time in
    the various ancient greek languages (probably others too).  For example
    any of the 'Christina' type names come from the greek root CHRISTOS,
    which I seem to vaguely remember as translating as 'king'.  It's
    "spelling" has lasted well over the years considering that we can
    approximate it as "XRISTOS", perhaps the X for ch is where we get
    the short form for Christmas of X-mas.  'Angela's come from the greek
    root ANJELOS which translates more or less literally as 'messenger'.
    It would be interesting to hear from someone who knows modern greek
    to see if the original meanings have survived the centuries.
    
    No, I don't recall encountering anything concerning 'Laura', but
    I'll look.

    WHAT ABOUT SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR ITALIAN BOYS NAMES.
    
    MY WIFE IS DUE IN MAY AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A NAME TO GO WITH
    DIFIORE (DE FE ORE)

    My neighbors name is Romano. I don't particularly like it but what
    the hey!

    Here's a few Italian boy's names:
    
                          Antonio  (my great great grandfather)
                          Anton    (my great grandfather)
                          Aldo     (my grandfather)
                          Anthony  (my father)
    
    My maiden name was Bertolino so my family tree was a good source
    of names.  Too bad they all start with "A" though!
                                              
    
    ......Mary

  re: .10

     Here are a few Italian names that I know of;


        Alberto (Albert)
        Alfredo (Alfred)
        Antonio (Anthony)
        Arturo (Arthur)
        Carlo (Carl)
        Giovanni (?)
        Giuseppe (George?)
        Leonardo (Leonard)
        Lorenzo (Lawrence)
        Luigi (Louis)
        Marco (Mark)
        Pietro (Peter)
        Roberto (Robert)
        Rocco (Rocky)
        Rosario (?)
        Torre (?)
        Vito (Victor?)

					Hope this helps.

						Dave

    Another Italian name that I really like is:
    
    		CADARRO(W)

    I am an Italian major so I thought I'd share with you the names
    of the teachers I've had:
    
    Males:                      Females:
    Dario                       Giuliana (pronounced Julie-ahna)
    Luciano                     Biancha  (pronounced Bee-ahnka)
    Luka                        Fiore
    Michelino (Michael)
    Marcovaldo
    Mario
    Giovanni
    
                                Best of luck with your names
                                I'm just a contract person only working
                                for a few days and this isn't my account
                                so I'm sorry that I won't be able to
                                add more!

	A few of my Italian relatives:
    
    	Females:		Males:
        
    	Paola Carmella 		Pepino 	??	
    	Fabiola Biancha         Frank Alberto
    	Marisa Alessandra       Nelo Marcus
    	Lena Emanuella          Bruno  ??
    	Elisa Antonella
    	Giulietta Laura               
    
    	Philippa

    Two of my favorite names:
    
    Marcello for a boy
    
    Oriana (as in Oriana Falacci, the Italian jounalist) for a girl
    

    My favorite italian name for a girl is Angelica (pronounced
    ann-jel-i-ka), for a boy I like Gino and Mario.

    
    
    What is your first name??? Maybe I can help.
    		How about this:
    
       Francesco Difiore 	Giuseppe Difiore 	 Giovanni Difiore	     	
       Salvatore Difiore        Dino Difiore             Paulino Difiore
       Angelo Difiore           Antonio Difiore          Vincenzo Difiore
       Gaetano Difiore          Bruno Difiore            Marcello Difiore
       Roberto Difiore		Carlo Difiore            Alberto Difiore
    
    Maybe I'm replying too later. I just noticed that the bambino is
    due in May. I hope I'm not that later. Let me know if you need some
    more. 
    
    Glendora Vitale	

    
    
    	Continuation reply from 102.19
    
    	I'm realy sorry that I replied late. I didn't realize that your
        note was dated 11/5/88. I'm new here at DEC. And was excited
        about replying. Forgive me.
    	By the way, what did you name your baby after all?
    
    	Glendora Vitale
     

    Any more ideas for Italian first names?  My sister is due with her
    second child in February, and her husband does not like the name I
    suggested for a girl (Chiara)... Their first child is a boy, named
    Rocco.  Last name DiMeco.  Any ideas?  I read off most of the names in
    this note to her, and none really struck her like Chiara.  Boy's names
    are also helpful..who knows?
    
    Sarah
    

I'm an italian (an italian living in Italy, I mean) so I hope I can help
you about italian names.

LAURA is a flower name (like other italian girl names) and it means "LAUREL",
it was used also as a boy name (male form is LAURO) but now it sounds old.

Since many centuries ago a laurel crown was given to the winners of a war
LAURA can also mean WINNER.

It is a very old name, I know a song 700 years old telling a story about a
girl named LAURA.

I can also correct some errors:

102.2	TINA is a short form for CLEMENTINA

102.13	GIUSEPPE means JOSEPH
	ROSARIO comes from the name of a catholic prayer
	TORRE is a last name, and not a christian name
	VITO is impossible to translate but it sounds like LIFE
    
102.14	CADARRO is a last name, and not a christian name
    
102.15	the spellings are BIANCA (female, it means WHITE, but also without sin)
	and LUCA (male, biblic name)

102.16	the spelling is CARMELA (female, biblic name)
    
    Marco (Turin - Italy)

    From relatives of mine, here are some that were missed:
    
    boys: Orlando, Edgidio.
    
    girls: Raphella (Ella), Florence (Flossi), Gilda, 
    Antoinette (Toni), Angelina.

    
    	One more boys name!
    	My husband has a friend Lino, I kinda like that name.
    	
    	Michelle

    What region is the girl's name "Demerice" from.  I have always loved
    that name ever since my girlfriend and I met in our teens.  No one else
    I talk to ever heard of it either.  I know its Italian, but that is
    about it.
    
    Thanks!
    
    cj