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Maurizio
Maurizio is the Italian form of Maurice, ultimately derived from the Latin name Mauritius, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'Moorish.' This sophisticated masculine name has been popular in Italy for…
Medora
Greek
"mother's gift"
Medora is a Greek name much less common here than, say, Melanie or Melissa. It has some literary references, including as the beautiful and passionate heroine of Lord Byron's poem The Corsair, and in…
Mirko
Slavic
"peace, world"
Mirko is a diminutive version of Miroslav but is now given as a full name.
Musetta
Latin
"little muse"
A musette is both a dance and an antique instrument, but the name is most associated with the classic opera La Bohème .
Manrico
Martti
Marzelline
Micaëla
Ninetta
Italian and Spanish diminutive of Nina
"little girl"
Might be carrying things too far -- little little girl? -- though could freshen up this favorite.
Norina
Norina is a delicate feminine name of Italian origin, functioning as a diminutive of Nora or Eleanor, names that derive from the Greek element 'eleos' meaning 'light.' The name gained literary…
Nireno
Notario
Néris
Odabella
Odabella
Philine
Feminine form of Philinos, German, Greek
"friend, lover"
A feminine form of an Ancient Greek name, Philine was popularized in the 18th century by the author Goethe, who used it in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship . Also spelled as Philina, it…
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Ramiro
Spanish; Portuguese
"great judge"
A charming -o name with cool nickname possibilities, Ramiro is also a historical choice: there were 2 Aragonese Spanish kings named Ramiro.
Raoul
French variation of Ralph
"wolf-counsel"
Raoul, with its unique three-vowel middle, rolls off the tongue in an appealing way. Raoul is one of the French names that sounds infinitely more romantic and attractive than the somewhat harsh…
Rodolfo
Spanish
"bold wolf"
Romanticizes Rudolph and distances the name from the red-nosed reindeer. After remaining steadily in the US Top 500 for much of the twentieth century, Rodolfo has been slipping of late.