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[Opinions] Some Italian Names
What do you think of these new Italian favorites of mine? Which ones would work on a non-Italian person?Antonia
Consolata (too much?)
Carolina
GraziaNiccolò
Paolo
Placido
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I like all of them, but I think Antonia is the only one that I could see on a non-Italian.
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Antonia: I like this. I know a girl with this name (she is not Italian, she is Swedish like me)
Carolina: Would it be pronounced as Caro-line-a or as Caro-leena in USA? It is a popular name in Sweden, spelt Karolina and pronounced Kah-ro-LEE-nah.
Grazia: I like this name too and I would not worry about it being Italian. Isabella is also Italian and look how popular this name is.
Consolata: This is too much, not too Italian, but too much of a virtue name.Niccolò: I like this name too but I have a feeling that Americans dislike accent marks, so I think it would be misspelt.
Paulo: I like this name too, though I would probably just use Paul.
Placido: I immediately think of Placido Domingo. Also, this sounds too much like a virtue name."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Placido Domingo made me like the name in the first place. :-)R
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I like:
Antonia
Consolata
Grazia
Niccolò
Paolo"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I think Antonia and Carolina would work on a non-Italian. I think the others may be too "ethnic." "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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Yea I think that the name Carolina and maybe Antonia could be used for a non-Italian person. Yea Consolata is to much. Though it's a nice name. I would never use it for a non-Italian person. I also like Niccolo.
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I love love love Antonia & especially Carolina!!!
So pretty!!! They'd work for anyone!
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