evh's list "Italian Folktale Names" of 1 great name ideas: Romana - Romana!

Italian Folktale Names

I found these on our quest for the right baby names.  I will keep adding to this list as we search.  Hope you like them!  You can always use or adapt pieces of the names or use as inspiration.  Remember to use the Italian pronunciation sounds. (gio=jo, gia=ja, i=eee sound, ci=chi, cia=cha, e=eh, a=ah, z=zts, t=dt, o=oh...)

ps many of the letters have accents

Romantic name, feminine form of the ancient name Romanus or the modern Roman, that may rise again with the league of Rom-beginning names that also include Romy and Romilly.  Romana's downside: Easy to confuse with the more familiar Ramona.