Italian Names for Girls

An elaborate alternative to Evangeline, Evangelista is closely associated with the Four Evangelists (or gospels) in The New Testament, Mathew, Luke, Mark, and John, as such making a spiritual option. Derived from the Greek <em>euangelos</em>, it could be interpreted as meaning "preacher of gospel", though for a more secular option, you could read it as "sharer of good news".
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While it may sound feminine to English speakers, it is in fact a unisex name, notably borne by 15th-century physicist and mathematician, Evangelista Torricelli, and more recently by Brazilian martial artist, Evangelista Santos. 

Evangelista

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 20)

300+ Italian Girl Names