Please help! The name I loved is overused and I can't find another to commit to...

[sylfessev]

What about the gentle Rosa?

You could try:
Ada
Alessa (a la Alessia)
Amalia
Amanda
Antonina (a la Antonia)
Aurelia
Brunilda
Calliope
Callista
Eleonora (a la Eleanor)
Eloisa (like Eloise)
Emilia
Evelina
Isabetta
Isabela (spelled like this, ...)
Ysabel, Ysabella, Ysabeau

Here are some bella names: Rosabella, Corabella, Sybella, Annabella, Arabella

[thetxbelle]

Why not stick it in the middle? A name like Vivienne Isabella tradename would sound good if you like girly names. I wouldnt let go of the name if you love it this much.

[garnet]

From your list, I like Cora and Vivienne, but have you considered Gemma (which is Italian)?

[ashthedreamer]

I love Isabella! The popularity of it puts me off a bit, honestly, too, which is why I've opted for Isabelle--it ranks better at 114 (imo, anyway), but Isabelle's not too different from Isabella, honestly, haha.

I like the idea of another Bella name--that way you could still use the nn Bella that is so meaningful to you. Mirabella, Annabella, and Arabella are great suggestions--I think Miabella would be nice, too, and has a very Italian feel to me. I like that it means "my beauty" or "my beautiful one", too. From your other options Olivia and Adelaide are my favorites. I really love Cora, too, but I'm not as crazy about Coraline. Have you considered Corabella or Corabelle?

What about:
Arianne/Ariana/Ariane/Arielle/Aurelia/Aurora
Charlotte
Violet
Rachel
Harper
Eleanor
Liliana
Greta
Serena
Caroline
Camille
Olive (less common alternative to Olivia, maybe?)

Good luck!

[allthatglitters]

Some suggestions: Gianna, Marlena, Irina, Isla, Gabriella, Alessia, Arabella, Annabella

[leslieanne]

The first name I thought of was Sienna as it is an Italian place-name and would be a nice nod to your Italian culture. If you still love Isabella, I also like the suggestion of using it as a middle name.

[saramee]

If it's the Belle/Bella part that you like then you could use that as a middle name and find a great first name.

Amanda Belle or Lara Bella (just examples).

There's also Christabelle which is a guilty pleasure of mine and the truly unique Isabeau (which I love).

[wandering.artist]

Before giving up on Isabella, you may want to check and see how popular Isabella is in your area. Although it is extremely popular nationwide, it may not be nearly as popular where you live. For example, I live in Dallas, where I know maybe a couple of Isabellas, but I know at least twice as many Addisons.

If you can't go with Isabella, I love people's suggestions of Arabella or Mirabella.

Good luck!

[thetxbelle]

Isabeau, Isobel, Isaline are also options

[c@29]

Love, LOVE Isabella. I agree with the suggestion to put Isabella in the middle or use the other -bella names.

other ideas (italian names):
Adriana
Alessia
Annalisa (Anneliese?)
Beatrice
Elena
Elleonora
Gabriella
Gisella
Giulietta (maybe Julietta?)
Lauretta
Luciana
Rachele
Renata
Serafina
Silvia
Sofia
Vincenza
Violetta