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Awww but Angiolina is so cute! Much nicer than Angelina, in my opinion! Too bad it is more of a nickname. But it is interesting how nicknames are used. Is Gianna mainly a nickname too? In the US it seems to get used a lot as a full name, but I think in Italy it is short for Giovanna.

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I know a German/Italian girl named Giolina, it's her full name. But as Jolina is common in Germany I kind of wonder whether the German parents wanted Jolina and the Italian parent suggested an Italian spelling. I often prefer the Italian spelling, I like Giuliana better than Juliana, for example!

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Yes, Perrine comes from Pierre. We also have Pierrette but it is old fashioned now. Pierre is one of the big French classics, but nowadays it isn't used very much anymore. As I once told you, -ette names are a bit out of fashion in France. There is one exception: Juliette! I think it is common because it has a romantic image, a famous French actress has the name and because Julie was fashionable recently as well as Julia which is very common now!

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You know I like Luigina :) I think it must be dated in Italy but to me it sounds really really cute :D