I’m writing this thread so that everyone can get inspired or look into when looking for new names
I like to add characters from many countries to my stories and sometimes choosing a name is difficult (even more if you want to be original and not choose always the same names)
My idea was that everyone can add some names from where they’re from
I’ll start with some italian names and their common nicknames (when there is one) and meaning (when there is one)
Summary
(Female names)
Anna
Alessia (Ale)
Aurora (Auro) (meaning: dawn)
Alice (Ali)
Carolina (Carol/Caro)
Carla
Chiara (meaning: clear)
Dalila
Daniela (Dany)
Debora (Debby)
Bianca (meaning: white)
Elisa
Elena
Emanuela (Manuela)
Francesca (Francy/Checca)
Federica (Fede)
Grazia (meaning: grace)
Gabriella (Gabby/Gabry)
Gioia (meaning: joy)
Isabella (Isa/Bella)
Luna (meaning: moon)
Lina
Lisa
Livia
Lara
Laura
Maria (Mary)
Margherita (Marghe) (meanining: daisy)
Marina (meaning: marine)
Michela (Miky)
Marica
Martina (Marty)
Melania
Monica
Nadia
Noemi
Naomi
Paola
Rosa (meaning: pink/rose)
Roberta (Roby)
Sara
Simona (Simo)
Sofia
Sabrina (Sabri)
Stefania (Stefi)
Stella (meaning: star)
Tamara
Valentina (Vale)
Valeria (Vale)
Vittoria (Vitto) (meaning: victory)
(Male Names)
Alessandro (Ale/Alex)
Alessio (Ale)
Andrea
Antonio (Tony/Anto)
Antimo
Bruno (meaning: dark)
Cristian/Cristiano/Christian (Cris)
Carmine
Daniele (Dani)
Davide
Danilo (Dani)
Damiano
Domenico (Domy)
Emanuele (Manuel)
Fabio
Francesco (Francy/Checco)
Giovanni (Gianni/Gio)
Gabriele (Gabry/Gabby)
Jacopo
Luca
Lorenzo (Loris)
Marco
Michele (Miky)
Mauro
Raffaele (Raffy)
Samuele (Samu)
Salvatore (Salvo) (meaning: saviour)