Italian Names for Girls

This name of an architecturally glorious Italian city makes a romantic and evocative possibility. 

Vicenza

Vinceta is a feminine name derived from the Latin root 'vincere' meaning 'to conquer' or 'to prevail.' It's a feminine form related to Vincent, with Italian and Spanish influences in its construction. The name carries connotations of victory and strength, qualities valued across many cultures. Vinceta is exceptionally rare, even compared to other feminine forms like Vincenza or Vincentia. Throughout history, this name has appeared occasionally in Mediterranean countries but has never gained widespread use in English-speaking regions. The name's unusual nature combined with its clear Latin roots and powerful meaning makes it attractive to parents seeking a distinctive name with classical heritage. Its '-eta' ending gives it a soft, feminine quality despite its strong meaning.

Vinceta

Singer Perry is long gone, but the beautiful northern Italian lake, best known these days as one of the homes of George Clooney, conjures up a clear and tranquil image.

Como

A name that's more familiar in its male form, Placido, but this can be a similar-feeling alternative to Serena.

Placida

Everything sounds better with an Italian accent.  Elisabetta is the more common Italian form.

Elizabetta

The usual form of Eleonara is Eleanora, with each syllable pronounced, but transposing, adding, or subtracting a vowel or syllable here or there works fine and adds to the international, feminine spin on a solid name.

Eleonara

An attractive enough name, but for die-hard Star Wars fans only.

Amidala

Both rhythmic and serene, Serenella is one of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/505/italian-names-for-girls">Italian names for girls</a> virtually unknown in the US but definitely usable. An unusual route to Ella as a short form?

Serenella

Most often heard as an Italian surname, this might be an unusual yet musical option. While it's not among the traditional <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/505/italian-names-for-girls">Italian names for girls</a>, it can fill that role.

Campana

Feminine form of Amadeus popular now in Italy and ripe for export.  Might also be spelled Amadea.  The preferred pronunciation is AHM-a-DAY-a but it may also be pronounced ah-MED-ee-a.

Amedea

Isabetta is a charming spin on both the Elizabeth and Isabella families and a new way to go if you love the originals but want something more, well, original. Isabetta Rose is the name chosen by Amber and Rob Mariano for their daughter. If you're searching for <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/505/italian-names-for-girls">Italian names for girls</a> that make an easy transition to the English-speaking world, this should be high on your list.

Isabetta

This name belongs to the eponymous heroine of Rossini's opera Zelmira (1822) about a (fictional) princess of Lesbos who saves her father and husband and her kingdom. 
 
As a name, it may well be viewed as a from of the Slovakian and Croatian Želimira, just without the diacritics. In this case, it would mean "one who wishes for peace". However, it might also be connected to Arabic names such as Zahra, Amira, Zehra or similar.

Zelmira

This Italian word name, meaning (as you would suspect) valley, has a rolling soft sound to it. The "lay-a" sound also perfectly complements the current fashion for similar names such as Rhea, Layla and May/Mae. 

Vallea

This nickname-name is very popular in Germany, though Lottie is still the preferred version in the US. The problem, of course, is that you'll have to put up with a lotta jokes. See?

Lotta

This elegant variation carries the same core meaning as Margaret while featuring the distinctive Italian pronunciation and spelling. The name has historical significance in Italy, where Saint Margherita of Cortona is a respected religious figure and Queen Margherita is the namesake of the Margherita pizza. 

Margherita has remained consistently used in Italy and Italian communities worldwide, and can make an original honor name for an ancestral Margaret. But in the US, this name will forever be misspelled, mispronounced, and misunderstood as the more familiar Spanish Margarita, which may be why it was given to fewer than five baby girls in the US last year.

Margherita

With its stylish -o ending, the Italian surname sounds enough like Rita or Rio that it may appeal as a first name. It is in fact movie-inspired choice, taken from the classic musical Grease where it's borne by the sarcastic leader of the Pink Ladies, Betty Rizzo "Rizzo".
 
More commonly appearing in the last name spot, Rizzo derives from the Italian word riccio meaning "curly-haired", making this a fun nickname for a curly-haired Larissa, Maritza, Reese, Rosalie, or similar. 
 
As a given name, it has been sporadically used for a small number of boys over the years, but 2024 saw it appear in the US stats for girls for the first time, when 5 babies were named Rizzo.

Rizzo

A stylish, multicultural option, Azzi may be considered a variation of the Italian Azzo, meaning "noble" or an Arabic name relating to the element azza meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". As such, it may be related to Izz ad-Din (or Azzeddine), meaning "glory of religion", Azahara meaning "to shine", or Azza meaning "young gazelle".
 
Another possibility is that it is simply an English nickname for the likes of Azalea, Asia, Azia, or Azaria. 
 
It is notably borne by Azzi Fudd, basketball star and girlfriend to Paige Buecker, also a basketballer. Her parents chose the name in honor of Jennifer Azzi, a basketball player her mother admired. In both cases, the name is pronounced AY-zee, though A-zee would work too.

Azzi

A rare choice with links to mythology, Ersilia is an Italian variation of Hersilia, the wife of Romulus in Roman legend. While the exact meaning of the name is unknown, one possibility is that it is related to the Greek herse meaning "dew". An alternative idea is that is comes from the Latin herus meaning "master of the house", though again this is purely speculation.
 
The name has been notably borne by Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli, an art historian and archaeologist, though more recently it was chosen by actress, poet, and film maker Greta Bellamacina for her daughter in 2025.

Ersilia

A rarer variant of Viridiana, this name is a frilly yet strong sounding choice that may appeal as verdant option for a spring or summer baby. It could also intrigue those who want a rarer alternative to Virginia or Diana. 
 
The name is linked to Saint Veridiana, the patron saint of snakes lived as an anchoress, walled in to a small cell where she spoke to visitors through a window. She is often portrayed as preaching to snakes, owing to a legend that two snakes crawled into her cell in the later years of her life, something that she kept secret to increase her religious mortification.
 
Other notable bearers include content creator and truck driver Veridiana Henning and agronomist and expert on citrus diseases Veridiana Victoria Rosetti.

Veridiana

Albertina is a dainty, antiquated -- dare we say demure? -- pet name for Alberta, the feminine spin on the once-popular Albert. With Albert one of the classic boys' names due for a comeback, we can imagine more little girls named Albertina than the zero who get the name today.

Albertina

Italian girl names almost invariably have several syllables and end in the letter "A," both fashionable in many countries today. This makes many Italian girls’ names — Mirabella, Serenella, Alessandra — sound downright luxurious. In the US, the most popular Italian names for girls include Isabella, Mia, and Arianna.

 in the US include Angelina, Elena, Gabriella, Luna, Liliana, Amara, Sienna, and Lucia. 

 include Sofia, Ginevra — the Italian variation of Guinevere — Chiara, Noemi, and Alessia.

Female forms of classic Italian male names

 such as Gianna and Giovanna are being used more widely in America. Italian names are a staple of opera houses around the world and for this reason, Italian names for girls are known far beyond Rome and Milan.

Browse our full list of Italian baby girl names here. The names are ordered according to their current popularity on Nameberry.

Italian girl names including top and unique names for girls of Italian origin, with meaning and popularity. (Page 17)

300+ Italian Girl Names