Message: "Diletta" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Diletta

by Wordsmith

11/26/2016, 2:56 PM

I discovered Diletta while browsing the name list for 2014 births in Italy. What do you think? It derives from dilecta, which means "cherished" in Latin.

Here, of course, are some combos:

Diletta Beatrice / Beatrix
Diletta Clotilde
Diletta Constance
Diletta Eugenie
Diletta Eulalie
Diletta Florence
Diletta Frances
Diletta Josephine
Diletta Leonor
Diletta Lucille
Diletta Lucy
Diletta Magdalene
Diletta Margery
Diletta Marguerite
Diletta Maxine
Diletta Rosamond
Diletta Rosemary
Diletta Roxane
Diletta Sophia
Diletta Winifred

#Diletta

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- Dorchadas (Lucille) +1

11/27/2016, 5:35 AM

I am instantly reminded of the word dilettante, which is not necessarily an extremely negative association, but not a supremely positive one either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilettante

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dilettante

I might not be the only one who has this association, so perhaps the name Diletta is better suited for the middle name spot.

- Caprice

11/27/2016, 6:04 AM

Yeah, dilettante was my first thought, too.

- Raven Briar (Constant)

11/26/2016, 6:18 PM

I don't care for Diletta. In away, I like the sound of Dilecta better, but since it sounds like delectable, it is not really usable. Several of your combos are very nice, and I like your middle name choices. In stead of Diletta, how about Delfina, Delaney, Delora, or Delora?

Of your combos, my favorites are:
Diletta Beatrice
Diletta Constance
Diletta Frances
Diletta Leonor
Diletta Sophia

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