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130+ Gorgeous Italian Baby Girl Names For Your Bellissima Bambina

From Alessandra to Viviana, there are so many beautiful options.

by Team Scary Mommy
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Italy is a popular tourist destination, and it’s not hard to see why. The place is breathtaking, the culture is rich, and the people are charming — just like your daughter will be. Italian girl names reflect the wonderful aspects of this endearing locale. Whether you want to honor your Italian heritage or you’re just a huge fan of the country and culture, this list will help you choose an Italian girl name that’s simply perfezionare.

These Italian girl names have an undeniably feminine feel, as romantic and beautiful as the land they come from.

Italian Girl Names Starting With A

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  • Alessandra — “protector of humanity”
  • Alessia — “defending warrior”
  • Allegra — “joyous”
  • Angela — “angel”
  • Annabella — “favored grace” or “lovable”
  • Antonella — “from Antium”
  • Antonia — “beyond price, valuable”
  • Araceli — “altar of the sky”
  • Ariana — “most holy”

Italian Girl Names Starting With B

  • Barbara — “foreign woman”
  • Bianca — “white”
  • Beatrice — “she who brings happiness” or “blessed”
  • Bellina — “beautiful”
  • Benedetta — “blessed”
  • Bettina — “God is my oath”
  • Bice — “she who brings happiness”
  • Briella — “God is my strength”
  • Brigida — “strength or exalted one”
  • Bruna — “brown”

Italian Girl Names Starting With C

  • Camilla — “young ceremonial attendant”
  • Cara — “dear, friend” or “face”
  • Carina — “dear little one”
  • Carlotta — “free”
  • Carmella — “garden”
  • Caterina — “pure, clear”
  • Cecilia — “blind”
  • Chiara — “light, clear”
  • Claudia — “enclosure”
  • Cristina — “a Christian”

Italian Girl Names Starting With D

  • Daniela — “God is my judge”
  • Daria — “kingly” or “possess well”
  • Delfina — “of Delphi” or “dolphin”
  • Diana — “divine”
  • Donatella — “gift of God”
  • Donna — “lady”

Italian Girl Names Starting With E

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  • Eleanora — “shining light” or “sun ray”
  • Elena — “shining light”
  • Elettra — “amber” or “shining”
  • Elisa — “pledged to God”
  • Emilia — “rival”
  • Emma — “universal”
  • Elisabetta — “pledged to God”
  • Erica — “eternal ruler” or “heather”
  • Eugenia — “wellborn, noble”

Italian Girl Names Starting With F

  • Fabiana — “bean grower”
  • Felicita — “happiness” or “good luck, good fortune”
  • Fiorella — “little flower”
  • Flavia — “golden, blonde”
  • Flora — “flower”
  • Filomena — “lover of singing”
  • Francesca — “from France” or “free man”
  • Fulvia — “yellow, tawny, gleaming”

Italian Girl Names Starting With G

  • Gabriella — “God is my strength”
  • Gia — “God is gracious”
  • Gianna — “God is gracious”
  • Giovanna — “God is gracious”
  • Giuliana — “youthful”
  • Giustina — “just, fair”
  • Greta — “pearl”

Italian Girl Names Starting With I

  • Iolanda — “violet flower”
  • Isa — “salvation”
  • Isabella — “pledged to God”

Italian Girl Names Starting With J

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  • Julia — “youthful” or “sky father”
  • Juliana — “youthful” or “sky father”

Italian Girl Names Starting With L

  • Laura — “from Laurentum” or “bay laurel”
  • Lia — “rose”
  • Lilliana — “lily, a flower”
  • Livia — “blue” or “envy”
  • Lucia — “light” or “illumination”
  • Luciana — “light”
  • Luna — “moon”

Italian Girl Names Starting With M

  • Marcella — “warlike”
  • Margherita — “pearl”
  • Maria — “beloved,” “bitter,” or “drop of the sea”
  • Mariana — “related to the god Mars”
  • Mariella — “beloved,” “bitter,” or “of the sea”
  • Marina — “from the sea”
  • Martina — “warlike”
  • Marzia — “of Mars”
  • Matilde — “battle-mighty”

Italian Girl Names Starting With N

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  • Nadia — “hope” or “tender, delicate”
  • Natalia — “birthday of the Lord”
  • Nella — “bright, shining one”
  • Nerina — “sea nymph, mermaid” or “red waterlily”
  • Nicoletta — “people of victory”
  • Nicolette — “people of victory”
  • Nina — “girl”
  • Noemi — “pleasantness”
  • Nora — “light”

Italian Girl Names Starting With P

  • Paloma — “dove”
  • Paola — “small”
  • Patrizia — “noble, patrician”
  • Paulina — “small”
  • Pia — “pious,” “from Mount Olympus,” or “beloved”
  • Piera — “rock, stone”
  • Pina — “Jehovah increases” or “lover of horses”
  • Priscilla — “ancient”

Italian Girl Names Starting With R

  • Rachele — “ewe”
  • Raffella — “God heals”
  • Ramona — “wise protector”
  • Regina — “queen”
  • Renata — “reborn”
  • Riccarda — “powerful”
  • Rina — “joy, singing” or “white jasmine”
  • Rita — “pearl” or “truth, order”
  • Roberta — “bright fame”
  • Romina — “from the land of the Christians”
  • Rosanna — “favored rose”
  • Rosella — “little rose”
  • Rosina — “rose”

Italian Girl Names Starting With S

  • Sabrina — “from the river Severn”
  • Sara — “princess”
  • Serafina — “ardent”
  • Serena — “tranquil, serene”
  • Siena — “from Siena” or “orange-red”
  • Silvia — “from the woods”
  • Simona — “listening, hearkening”
  • Sofia — “wisdom”
  • Stella — “star”

Italian Girl Names Starting With T

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  • Teodora — “gift of God”
  • Teresa — “to harvest”
  • Tina — “steadfastness”
  • Tonia — “from Antium”

Italian Girl Names Starting With V

  • Valentina — “strength, health”
  • Valeria — “strength, health”
  • Valerie — “strength, health”
  • Vanessa — “butterfly”
  • Veronica — “she who brings victory”
  • Victoria — “victory”
  • Vincenza — “conquering”
  • Violeta — “purple” or “violet (flower)”
  • Vittoria — “victory”
  • Vittoriana — “victory”
  • Viviana — “life”

Which gorgeous Italian baby girl name will suit your little bambina best?

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