Opera Baby Names
You don’t have to be an opera buff to appreciate the rich variety of opera names found in the classic repertoire. It’s an especially appealing category because it contains such an interesting mix of languages: there are frilly French female names, unusual Italian male names, as well as some usable German and Russian character names. These range from leads such as Aida and Tristan, to featured players to those with minor roles.
Along with Tristan, other opera baby names in the US Top 1000 include Andres, Bianca, Carmen, Elena, Giovanni, Lucia, Rocco, and Romeo. Rare names with strong ties to the opera include Fiorello, Musetta, and Violetta.
Omitting common names like Amelia, Norma and Susanna, and the more uber-the-top names like Brunhilde, here are some lyrical operatic baby names, organized by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Aida
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"happy"
- Andres
Origin:
Spanish form of AndrewMeaning:
"strong and manly"
- Annina
- Basilio
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of Basil, GreekMeaning:
"regal"
- Bello
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"handsome, beautiful"
- Benoît
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"blessed"
- Betto
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
- Boris
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"to fight"
- Carmen
Origin:
Spanish variation of CarmelMeaning:
"garden"
- Claudius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lame; enclosure"
- Drago
Origin:
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, BulgarianMeaning:
"precious, dear"
- Elena
Origin:
Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining light"
- Elettra
Origin:
Italian variation of Latin ElectraMeaning:
"shining, bright"
- Elsa
Origin:
German diminutive of ElisabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Ferrando
- Fiorello
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"little flower"
- Floria
- Gilda
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"covered with gold"
- Giovanna
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of Giovanni
- Giovanni
Origin:
Italian variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Gunther
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle warrior"
- Isolde
Origin:
Welsh, GermanMeaning:
"ice ruler"
- Juliette
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"little Julia"
- Leonora
Origin:
Italian diminutive of Eleonora or Eleanor, meaning unknown
- Lucia
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Maddalena
- Manon
Origin:
French, diminutive of MarieMeaning:
"bitter"
- Marcellina
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"warlike"
- Marcello
Origin:
Italian and SpanishMeaning:
"young warrior"
- Marguerite
Origin:
French variation of Margaret; also a flower nameMeaning:
"pearl; daisy"
- Michaela
Origin:
Feminine variation of MichaelMeaning:
"who is like God"
- Mimi
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary, Miriam, and others
- Musetta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little muse"
- Nardo
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of Bernardo
- Nedda
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"born on Sunday"
- Ottavio
Origin:
Italian, “eighth”
- Pamina
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"little honey"
- Ramiro
Origin:
PortugueseMeaning:
"great judge"
- Rocco
Origin:
Italian from GermanMeaning:
"rest"
- Romeo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"pilgrim to Rome, Roman"
- Rosina
- Seneca
Origin:
Latin surname and Native AmericanMeaning:
"people of the standing rock"
- Silvano
Origin:
Italian form of SilvanusMeaning:
"wood, forest"
- Silvio
Origin:
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of SilviusMeaning:
"wood, forest"
- Tatyana
Origin:
Spelling variation of Tatiana
- Tonio
Origin:
Diminutive of Antonio
- Tristan
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"noise or sorrowful"
- Tybalt
Origin:
Medieval form of TheobaldMeaning:
"from bold people"
- Violetta
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"purple"