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Italian Names for Girls

Italian names for girls almost invariably have several syllables and end in the letter "A," both fashionable in many countries today. This makes many Italian girls’ names — Mirabella, Serenella, Alessandra — sound downright luxurious. In the US, the most popular Italian names for girls include Isabella, Mia, and Arianna.

Along with Isabella and Mia, other popular Italian girls’ names in the US Top 300 include Angelina, Elena, Gabriella, Luna, Liliana, Amara, Sienna, and Lucia. Baby girl names popular in Italy include Sofia, Ginevra — the Italian variation of Guinevere — Chiara, Noemi, and Alessia.

Female forms of classic Italian male names such as Gianna and Giovanna are being used more widely in America. Italian names are a staple of opera houses around the world and for this reason, Italian names for girls are known far beyond Rome and Milan.

Browse our full list of Italian baby girl names here. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Tess

Meaning: to harvest

Origin:English, diminutive of Theresa
327
Liv

Meaning: life

Origin:Norse
412
Anouk

Meaning: grace

Origin:Dutch and French variation of Anna
619
Fenna

Meaning: peace

Origin:Dutch and Frisian
956
Maud

Meaning: battle-mighty

Origin:English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
1041
Manon

Meaning: bitter

Origin:French, diminutive of Marie
698
Lilou

Meaning: lily

Origin:Occitan pet form of French Liliane
782
Origin:Greek, Feminine variation of Apollo, Greek sun god.
847
Dahlia

Meaning: Dahl's flower

Origin:Flower name, from Swedish surname
172
Venus

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
449
Vivienne

Meaning: life

Origin:French variation of Vivian
228
Aura

Meaning: soft breeze

Origin:Greek
242
Maia

Meaning: mother

Origin:Greek
281
Circe

Meaning: bird

Origin:Greek
341
Thalia

Meaning: to flourish

Origin:Greek
389
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:English
293
Zara

Meaning: blooming flower; God remembers

Origin:Hebrew and Arabic
141
Nixi

Meaning: goddess of childbirth

Origin:Latin
898
Lua

Meaning: moon

Origin:Portuguese
1083
Fauna

Meaning: young deer

Origin:Roman
1278