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Help[Opinions] Re: Italian names, WDYTO them?
in reply to a message by Felie
Hello Felie, happy new year!
Enea - never heard of this before. It looks a bit feminine. It is okay.
Elia - I like it and I feel that it is more masculine than Enea in sound. However, I know a girl named Elea so it has a bit of a unisex vibe even though it is probably strictly masculine, I guess.
Tobia - I don't really like it. In Austria Tobias nn Tobi used to be very common. It is boring to me.
Agostino - I never cared for this, I think of Gigi D'Agostino (I think that is his name).
Guglielmo - It is too long and strange but I do like Elmo, I think it's cute but not sure how usable that would be.
Carlo - I really like it, it used to be a favorite. I think it's nice.
Mario - this is really boring and bland to me and I knew a guy named this whom I didn't like.
Ottavio - it is too much. Just like Octavia feels to long and elaborate for a girl. It is not just the length, also the sound. Ophelia rolls of the tongue but Octavia doesn't.
Gioele (or Joele) - hmmm no, I would prefer Joel or Gabriel. Joele is too close to Joelle which is feminine here.
Santiago - I kind of like it, but I think I prefer just Tiago which is really nice.
Damiano - Damian, Damon, Damiano etc. always just make me think of 'demon', doesn't help that it was used in horror movies for evil kids.
Mirco (or Mirko) - Mirko looks better. A bit boring, in my opinion.
Martino - Martin, Martina etc all seems dated to me. I do like Martine for a girl but that is dated too. It always surprised me that Martina is still fashionable in Italy and some other countries. Here it is very dated to the 50s and 60s.
Emanuele - looks too much like the feminine Emmanuelle. Emmanuelle is fine but I dislike all other versions (Manuel, Manuela, Emanuela etc.).
Marcello - this seems boring to me.
Elsa - I like it, it's a family name for me.
Ada - it is fine but I find it to be very serious/cold.
Zoe - it is too trendy and was overused here a bit in the 2000s and the alternate spellings of Zoey etc. made it lose some of its substance.
Mariasole - 'sole' as in a shoe sole, doesn't work in English. But I do like the Italian meaning.
Rebecca - it is a nice classic. Seems a bit dated but I love it.
Rachele - I find it to be too harsh. Same with Rachel. It is a decent name but I much prefer Rebecca.
Frida - it is getting trendy here. I think it's boring and I dislike the sound. Freya is better.
Carola - never cared for this. I often don't like it when an A gets attached to a masculine name to make it feminine. I need something in between. I don't care for Paula but Pauline is nice. I don't care for Carola but Caroline and Carolina are fine.
Carlotta - never cared for this very much.
Egle (Aegle) - not my style, seems hard to pronounce and looks unattractive.
Agnese - I really like Agnes. Agnese is fine too.
Laila (LIE-la) - I like it but it is super common in Arabic speaking countries, when I was abroad I met so so many of them. It is still a lovely name and all the girls named this I met were lovely but it does feel a bit boring now.
Linda - it is cute and makes me think of linden trees.
Antea - Anthea looks better, the meaning is nice but it seems too much like Andrea which was overused here in the 50s, 60s and 70s for women.
Altea (Althea) - Althea looks better. I prefer Anthea.
Enea - never heard of this before. It looks a bit feminine. It is okay.
Elia - I like it and I feel that it is more masculine than Enea in sound. However, I know a girl named Elea so it has a bit of a unisex vibe even though it is probably strictly masculine, I guess.
Tobia - I don't really like it. In Austria Tobias nn Tobi used to be very common. It is boring to me.
Agostino - I never cared for this, I think of Gigi D'Agostino (I think that is his name).
Guglielmo - It is too long and strange but I do like Elmo, I think it's cute but not sure how usable that would be.
Carlo - I really like it, it used to be a favorite. I think it's nice.
Mario - this is really boring and bland to me and I knew a guy named this whom I didn't like.
Ottavio - it is too much. Just like Octavia feels to long and elaborate for a girl. It is not just the length, also the sound. Ophelia rolls of the tongue but Octavia doesn't.
Gioele (or Joele) - hmmm no, I would prefer Joel or Gabriel. Joele is too close to Joelle which is feminine here.
Santiago - I kind of like it, but I think I prefer just Tiago which is really nice.
Damiano - Damian, Damon, Damiano etc. always just make me think of 'demon', doesn't help that it was used in horror movies for evil kids.
Mirco (or Mirko) - Mirko looks better. A bit boring, in my opinion.
Martino - Martin, Martina etc all seems dated to me. I do like Martine for a girl but that is dated too. It always surprised me that Martina is still fashionable in Italy and some other countries. Here it is very dated to the 50s and 60s.
Emanuele - looks too much like the feminine Emmanuelle. Emmanuelle is fine but I dislike all other versions (Manuel, Manuela, Emanuela etc.).
Marcello - this seems boring to me.
Elsa - I like it, it's a family name for me.
Ada - it is fine but I find it to be very serious/cold.
Zoe - it is too trendy and was overused here a bit in the 2000s and the alternate spellings of Zoey etc. made it lose some of its substance.
Mariasole - 'sole' as in a shoe sole, doesn't work in English. But I do like the Italian meaning.
Rebecca - it is a nice classic. Seems a bit dated but I love it.
Rachele - I find it to be too harsh. Same with Rachel. It is a decent name but I much prefer Rebecca.
Frida - it is getting trendy here. I think it's boring and I dislike the sound. Freya is better.
Carola - never cared for this. I often don't like it when an A gets attached to a masculine name to make it feminine. I need something in between. I don't care for Paula but Pauline is nice. I don't care for Carola but Caroline and Carolina are fine.
Carlotta - never cared for this very much.
Egle (Aegle) - not my style, seems hard to pronounce and looks unattractive.
Agnese - I really like Agnes. Agnese is fine too.
Laila (LIE-la) - I like it but it is super common in Arabic speaking countries, when I was abroad I met so so many of them. It is still a lovely name and all the girls named this I met were lovely but it does feel a bit boring now.
Linda - it is cute and makes me think of linden trees.
Antea - Anthea looks better, the meaning is nice but it seems too much like Andrea which was overused here in the 50s, 60s and 70s for women.
Altea (Althea) - Althea looks better. I prefer Anthea.
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