Italian Baby Names I Happen to Like | Countries Beginning with I

Some less common but still current Italian baby names that I happen to like:

Alessandra [ah-less-SAHN-dra]
Corrado [cor-RAH-do] – I’ve only ever seen this on an older (now dead, in fact) television personality, but have always liked it. Equivalent to the English Conrad.
Dario [DAH-ree-oh] From the old Persian Darius, the name of several kings.
Fausta, Fausto [FOW-sta, FOW-sto] The first syllable rhymes with “cow”. An old Roman name meaning happy and/or lucky.
Fiamma [FYAHM-mah], or more commonly Fiametta [fyahm-MET-ta] – flame, little flame
Gaia [GUY-ah] – an Old Roman goddess, I think.
Livia [LIV-ee-ah] – Roman
Massimo [MAHSS-ih-mo] – Old Roman Maximus, aka Max. Variants include Massimino (little Massimo) and Massimiliano.
Tosca [TOSS-ka]

What are some of your favorite Italian names?

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In the 1970s & 80s there was a racing driver called Corrado Fabi, the brother of Teo Fabi, who raced in Formula 1 and Indycar racing.

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