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Help[Opinions] An Italian sibset (and an eyeroll)
Yesterday I bumped into a family acquiantance who has 2 girls in their pre-teens or so. Their names were Maria Luisa and...Francesca.
Honestly, if I had a penny for every Italian female with my name that I meet, I'd be a millionaire by now. What baffles me is that it was so common for my age range (ie born in late 70s and eary 80s) and it's just as popular for much younger girls, even babies. I just don't get what makes generations of Italian parents so enamoured with this name, maybe someone should make a study about it. It might be nice, but there's other nice names around.
So, excuse me, where were we? Maria Luisa is interesting because it's the kind of name that had all but disappeared, and gives a kind of middle aged vibe. There's a chance the girl was named after a grandmother, though.
Anyway, thoughts? I find it's not a terrible sibset (it's not like she named her girls Yessika and Esmeralda, the Italian equivalent of a trendy name), but not very imaginative.
Honestly, if I had a penny for every Italian female with my name that I meet, I'd be a millionaire by now. What baffles me is that it was so common for my age range (ie born in late 70s and eary 80s) and it's just as popular for much younger girls, even babies. I just don't get what makes generations of Italian parents so enamoured with this name, maybe someone should make a study about it. It might be nice, but there's other nice names around.
So, excuse me, where were we? Maria Luisa is interesting because it's the kind of name that had all but disappeared, and gives a kind of middle aged vibe. There's a chance the girl was named after a grandmother, though.
Anyway, thoughts? I find it's not a terrible sibset (it's not like she named her girls Yessika and Esmeralda, the Italian equivalent of a trendy name), but not very imaginative.
This message was edited 6/9/2009, 6:48 AM
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I love Maria Luisa and Francesca. I don't remember meeting a Francesca here, but I probably heard it while I was in Italy.
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I think that Francesca is a beautiful name. I like it much more than Frances. I had a friend once who was American-born, but her parents were both born and grew up in Italy. Her name was Francesca, but she was always called Fran. I'm not so nuts about Fran, but Francesca is gorgeous. I can see why so many Italian parents use it.
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