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Re: Some Italian Greeting-theme names
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Gioia 9/10 - I really like it! But I like it pronounced JOY-ah (like the english word 'joy' with an ah sound at the end) and I don't really like JO-yah. I listened to it online, I used an Italian-English dictionary and it definitely sounds like JOY-ah to me but the pronunciation on this site is JO-yah which confuses me :P I like the meaning a lot and it looks and sounds really nice! I am just worried it won't age well or sound dated because it is rising really quickly now.
Serena 8/10 - it is growing on me, but I think I still prefer Selena. The meaning is fine, but not amazing. I think this might be a little bit dated? I know lots of girls named this from Italy but the are all 25+. Ohhh and I like that it is the English name of Sailor Moon! Is she called Serena in Italy too? I liked her so much as a child :P
Letizia 4/10 - I didn't know this was also a word in Italian! To be honest I don't like this spelling too much. I prefer the French spelling and pronunciation of Laetitia which I really love. I love the way it looks! But it is a bit dated in France, is Letizia dated in Italy too?
Allegra 6/10 - it's fine, I used to like it a lot a few years ago, not so much anymore. I think Gioia is nicer. But it is unusual which is nice.
Gaia 8/10 - this is cute! I like it. But it is really common, isn't it? I like how it is associated with the earth.
Felicita 3/10 - it always makes me think of the song, but in the song I guess it means 'happiness' because the last syllable is stressed. It is a bit harsh but Feli is cute.
Felicia 4/10 - I think I like this a bit more.
Ilaria 3/10 - I used to like it but I know about a million girls named this my age all from Italy. It must have been common. I also know many girls named Ilenia and Ylenia and they are all so similar.I also like Azzurra :D My favorites are Gioia and Serena!
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Hi !!!My favourite is Serena!!
I love how it sounds. So light and celestial.I also quite like Letizia, Gioia and Allegra..but Serena is the best.The most dated are Felicita and Felicia. But you are right Letizia has a bit dated vibe although all are coming back.Ilaria and Gaia seems 1990s to me. For Ilenia is the same. I strongly dislike it. It has an horrible sound.Azzurra..I would like to love Azzurra for its meaning but...its sound is so harsh that I dislike it.
It is pronounced ah-DZOOR-rah with the second stressed because there are two 'z'.https://www.google.it/amp/s/it.forvo.com/word/azzurra/amp

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