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[Opinions] Do You Prefer The Spanish Or Italian Spellings Of These Names?
1 Mariana or Marianna
2 Carlota or Carlotta
3 Mateo or Matteo
4 Julia or Giulia
5 Isabel or Elisabetta
6 Catalina or Caterina
7 Juan or Giovanni
8 Clara or Chiara
9 Jaime or Giacomo
10 Alejandro or Alessandro

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Mariana
Carlotta
Matteo
Julia
Isabel
Caterina
Giovanni
Clara
Jaime
Alessandro
1. Marianna
2. Carlotta
3. Matteo
4. Julia
5. Isabel
6. Catalina
7. Giovanni
8. Chiara
9. Giacomo
10. Alessandro
1. Marianna
2. Carlotta
3. Matteo
4. Giulia, this is hard. I like the look of Julia more, but Giulia was name of my great grandaunt
5. Both, I like Isabel more, but Elisabetta is another family name
6. Caterina, for family reasons, but Catalina is also nice
7. Giovanni
8. Chiara
9. Giacomo
10. Alessandro

This message was edited 7/13/2024, 7:43 AM

1. Marianna
2. Carlotta
3. Matteo
4. Julia (but I prefer the English/Italian pronunciations)
5. Isabel
6. Caterina
7. Juan
8. Clara
9. Jaime
10. Alejandro (but a very tough choice!)I prefer double letters when it's an option, since they're closer to my native French, but otherwise lean towards the Spanish ones because the pronunciations are more intuitive for me because I also speak Spanish. With Italian names, I always want to pronounce CH as an SH instead of a K, and pronounce IU or IO as two separate sounds.

This message was edited 7/12/2024, 11:52 PM

I prefer the Italian spellings but it might just because it’s what I’m used to. Though Catalina is extremely sweet.
1. Mariana
2. Carlotta
3. Matteo
4. Julia
5. Isabel
6. Catalina
7. Giovanni
8. Clara
9. Giacomo
10. Alejandro
Mariana
Carlotta
Mateo but the only one I know is a Matteo so I'm cool with either
I like Julia in English but prefer the Italian pronunciation of Giulia to the Spanish pronunciation of Julia
Isabel
Caterina
Giovanni
I love Clara and Chiara
Giacomo
AlejandroAn interesting mix. I didn't expect myself to like so many Italian versions.
Mariana
Carlotta
Matteo
Julia
Elisabetta
Caterina
Giovanni
Chiara
Giacomo
Alessandro