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My mother's first husband was named John Salvatore. His parents were Italian-born, so yes, I've always thought of it as an Italian name, and it never really occurred to me that non-Italians would even want to use it, though I think it's fine if they do.

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My mother passed up the chance to make my brother a junior and named him John Richard rather than John Salavatore Jr. I can't say that I blame her. I really can't stand this name, sorry.

I love it. It ended up being one of my favorite Italian male names after seeing Cinema Paradiso. I really like the Italian pronunciation though. The English one just doesn't appeal to me as much. I don't think it's too out there. As for other variations, I love Salvador too. I like the girls' names you listed too.

I like Salvatore

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as well as Clara and Amelia. I'm not so fond of Lydia because of personal associations.

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I don't think Salvatore is too Italian or "out there." I think it could work, depending on what it was paired with.

Well, I'm Italian and I find a bit too old-mannish (you're unlikely to find a young Salvatore, and if you do, he's probably named after his grandfather). Also, it gives a strong Catholic vibe.But maybe it would give a different impression in the US. I don't think it's too Italian to use if you're not Italian, I love a lot of Jewish names and I'm not Jewish.

This message was edited 5/27/2008, 11:05 AM

I think its really cool... and totally usable yeah I like it

I love it. It works very nicely with Clara, Lydia, and Amelia (even though I'm not too fond of those names, it seems to bring out the classic, matronly side of them). I do think it would be bizarre in a non-Italian family. That's not necessarily a reason not to use it, though.