Italian name

Names in Italian are often directly derived from Latin ones. While in Latin there were nomen, prænomen, and cognomen, in Italian there are nome and cognome, the prænomen having been absorbed by the nome. Many names are the same as Latin names and praenomenes. The only difference is that they do not follow any declension except for gender; usually male names end in -o, and female names end in -e or -a, but there are also exceptions: Daniele is a male name.

The most common names are:

• For males: Giuseppe, Antonio, Giovanni, Francesco, Mario, Luigi.
• For females: Maria, Anna, Rosa, Giuseppina, Angela, Giovanna.

External Links

• baby names meanings - An extensive resource of Italian names, meanings and origins.