List of Italian Baby Girls Names

Siena

Etymology & Historical Origin - Siena. Siena is a place name located in central northern Italy in the region of Tuscany. ... In this case, the specific Etruscan tribe, the Saina, would later give way to the Roman family name (Saenii) from the Latin “senex” meaning “old” (from seneo “to be old”).

Meaning: A city in tuscany Origin: Italian

Zita

(DZEE-tah)

Zita is a female given name. The name may originate from the Italian word zita meaning young girl, or from the Hungarian pet name of Felicita, from Latin Felicia. In Basque, the word means saint. In Greek, the word means seeker.

Meaning: The seeker, Virgin Origin: Italian

Agata

(AH-gah-tah)

Agatha also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀγαθός (agathos), meaning good. It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third-century Christian martyr. The name has been rarely used in English-speaking countries in recent years.

Alba

(AHL-bah)

Alba is a female given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn". It can also be used as a Spanish surname, as in the actress Jessica Alba, or a title, as in the Spanish Dukedom of Alba. It may also be considered a feminine version of Albert or Albinus or of names beginning with the Germanic Alf.

Meaning: Fair, White Origin: Catalan, Italian, Latin, Spanish

Allegra

(ə-LEG-rə)

Allegra (/əˈlɛɡrə/; Italian: [alˈlɛːɡra]) is a female given name of Italian origin meaning joyful (happy) or lively. Allegra can refer to: Allegra Byron (1817–1822), the illegitimate daughter of British Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, the stepsister of Mary Shelley.

Meaning: Happy, Joyous Origin: Italian

Armida

(ar-MEE-duh)

Meaning of name Armida. Etymology : Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580) Saint : Origin : Italian.

Meaning: Unknown Origin: Italian

Augusta

(ə-GUS-tə)

The name Augusta is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Augusta is: Majestic, grand. The feminine form of Augustus; meaning majestic dignity or venerable, originally given to female relatives of Roman emperors. Famous bearer: British King George III's mother was named Augusta.

Meaning: Exalted Origin: Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese

Aurelia

(ow-REL-yah)

Aurelia (also spelled Aurélia or Aurelija) is a feminine given name from the Latin family name Aurelius, which was derived from aureus meaning "golden". The name began from minor early saints but was given as a name due to its meaning, and not from where it originated.

Meaning: Golden Origin: Italian, Latin, Polish

Bibiana

(bee-BYAH-nah)

The name Bibiana is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Bibiana is: Lively.

Meaning: Full of life Origin: Italian, Latin, Spanish

Bice

(BEE-che)

Bice Name Meaning. Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2. English: perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bise, Buys, Byce. Hungarian: nickname for someone with a limp or a peculiar gait, from bice 'limp'.

Meaning: Voyager Origin: Italian, Latin