We've been looking at Italian names with warmth in the vowels. If you want something musical without being fussy, this list might help.
They sit well next to English or Arabic names in a bilingual house in Dubai.
Lorenzo
Latin / Italian
From Laurentum, crowned with laurel. Enzo for the park.
Matteo
Hebrew via Italian
Gift of God. The Italian Mateo. Warm and clear.
Leonardo
Germanic via Italian
Brave lion. The workshop in Florence. Nardo, Leo.
Enzo
Italian
From Lorenzo or Vincenzo. Two syllables of espresso and sunshine.
Cosimo
Greek via Italian
Order, the cosmos. Medici gardens. Rare and splendid.
Dante
Latin / Italian
Enduring. The poet of the afterlife, and a name that needs no last name.
Nico
Greek via Italian
Victory of the people. Short, friendly, Mediterranean.
Luca
Latin / Italian
Light, or from Lucania. Already loved in every language.
Isabella
Hebrew via Italian
God is my oath. Bella. A name that fills a doorway.
Chiara
Italian
Clear, bright. Clare’s Italian sister. Light through shutters.
Emilia
Latin / Italian
Rival, industrious. Softer than Emily, just as familiar.
Bianca
Italian
White. Snow, linen, a first communion dress.
Lucia
Latin / Italian
Light. The saint of candles in the dark.
Sofia
Greek via Italian
Wisdom. The Italian spelling of a world name.
Giulia
Latin / Italian
Youthful. Julia with a softer G. Roman and tender.
Viola
Latin / Italian
Violet. Shakespeare’s shipwrecked girl, and a flower.