Berenice

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Berenice


ANCA

Acronym of Associazione Nazionale Cooperative Agricole.


Osaka

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

ja-r

Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)


Elisabetta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, literally “my God is an oath”).

der

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth

Elizabeth, Elisabeth (biblical characters)


Filippo

Borrowed from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip


Ida

a female given name, equivalent to German Ida


Alcolisti Anonimi

Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous


Matteo

French: Mattéo

From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew

(biblical) Matthew, the Gospel of Matthew


Luca

→ English: Luca

→ German: Luca

a male given name, equivalent to English Luke or Lucas


Timoteo

a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy


Pietro

From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pietra).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


Giuda

From Latin Iūdās, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Y'hudá).

a male given name, equivalent to English Jude

(biblical) Jude (Epistle of Jude); Judas


Genesi

a surname transferred from the given name


Giosuè

a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua


Samuele

From Latin Samū̆ēl, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (Šəmūʾḗl, “he who listens to God”)

uder

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

(biblical) Samuel; Books of Samuel (1 Samuele and 2 Samuele)


Neemia

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).


Eli

From Latin Hēlī, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עלי.

a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Eli


Actv

(Venice) Initialism of Azienda Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (the Venice public transport authority)


Asse

the Axis (between Italy and Germany in World War II)


Nico

a diminutive of the male given name Nicola


Sanna

Perhaps from Sardinian sanna (“fang, tusk”), nickname for someone with projecting teeth.


Nostra Signora

"Our Lady", the title for the Virgin Mary


Antonia

a female given name, feminine form of Antonio


Tagliafierro

a surname indigenous to the Campania region of Italy


Autostrada del Sole

the A1 motorway/freeway from Milan to Naples


INPS

Initialism of Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (“The Italian national social security organization”).


Chernobyl

Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

bor+

Chernobyl (an abandoned city in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine, site of a major 1986 nuclear accident)


Maddalena

a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene or Madeleine


Elsinore

Borrowed from English, from Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

Elsinore (a city in northern Zealand, Denmark)


Campidano

From Sardinian Campidànu, presumably referring to the fertile land and related to campo (“field”).


CIPE

w:it:Comitato Interministeriale per la Programmazione Economica


CIPE

Confederazione Italiana della Proprietà Edilizia


Pinocchio

Possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio (“pine nut”) or from pino (“pine tree, pine wood”) + -occhio.


Adriana

a female given name, equivalent to English Adriana


Isaia

From Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas) from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

der

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū)


Lamentazioni

(biblical) Lamentations, Book of Lamentations


Ezechiele

a male given name, equivalent to English Ezekiel


Daniele

From Latin Daniēlem, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Dåniyel, literally “God is my judge”).

a male given name from Hebrew, feminine equivalent Daniela, equivalent to English Daniel


Gioele

a male given name, equivalent to English Joel


EAU

Initialism of Emirati Arabi Uniti (“United Arab Emirates”).


Perseu

From a Sardinian form of the personal name Perseo.


Aracne

Borrowed from Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek Ἀράχνη (Arákhnē), from ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).


Afrodite

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Capricorno

(astronomy, astrology) Capricornus (sea-goat constellation)

(astrology) Capricorn (constellation star sign)


Vergine

(astrology, astronomy) the Virgo astrological sign (symbol ♍)


Bilancia

(astronomy, astrology) Libra (constellation)


Scorpione

(astronomy, astrology) Scorpius (constellation)


Sagittario

(astronomy, astrology) Sagittarius (constellation)


Turchia

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


Valeria

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valeria or Valerie


Marsala

From an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).


Magonza

From Latin Magontiacum, Mogontiacum, from a Celtic language. Compare Italian Monza and Sicilian Magunza.

Mainz (a city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Magreb

From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets”, “the West”), noun of place from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to set”, “to go down”).


Maiorca

From Latin īnsula major (literally “larger island”); the intermediate form was Maiorica.

Majorca (the largest island of the Balearic Islands of Spain)


Malachia

From Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”).


Olanda

Ultimately from Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Trinità

la santissima Trinità


ONU

Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite#Italian

(politics, government) Initialism of Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite. (UNO (United Nations Organization))


Elena

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen


Gabriella

a female given name, feminine form of Gabriele


Maldive

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


AN

Alleanza Nazionale
w:it:Alleanza Nazionale

(politics, historical, 1995–2009) Initialism of Alleanza Nazionale.


Natalia

Borrowed from Late Latin Nātālia, name of a saint, from Latin nātālis (“of birth”). Cognate to French Natalie, Spanish Natalia and English Natalie.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Natalie


Selena

From Selene, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).


Zara

the letter Z in the Italian spelling alphabet


Armando

a male given name, feminine equivalent Armanda, equivalent to English Herman; variant form Ermanno


Armando

a surname transferred from the given name


Gustavo

a male given name, equivalent to English Gustav or Gustavus


Wikipedia

Unadapted borrowing from English Wikipedia, blend of Hawaiian wiki (“speedy”) + English encyclopedia. By surface analysis, Hawaiian wiki + -pedia (“-pedia”).

surf

la Wikipedia in lingua italiana/inglese/spagnola

the Wikipedia in Italian/English/Spanish language


Reagan

A surname and female given name in English


Quasimodo

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer


Bellatrix

Bellatrix, the third brightest star in the constellation of Orion


Alnilam

From Arabic اَلنِّظَام (an-niẓām), related to the word نَظْم (naẓm, “string of pearls”).

Alnilam, a star in the constellation of Orion


Saiph

Saiph, the sixth brightest star in the constellation of Orion


Adria

Adria (a town and comune of Rovigo, Veneto, Italy, situated on the site of an Etruscan city of the same name)


Gabriele

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


Giulio

Borrowed from Latin Iūlius. Doublet of luglio.

a male given name, equivalent to English Julius


Margherita

→ English: Margherita, margherita

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret; Daisy


'Ndrangheta

Alternative letter-case form of 'ndrangheta


Salvatore

From Latin Salvātōrem (“savior”). Compare Sicilian Sarbaturi, Spanish Salvador.


Salvatore

a male given name, equivalent to English Salvador, in honor of Christ as the Saviour/Savior

Salvador (a municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil)


Iddio

Inherited from Latin domine deus (vocative) with apheresis of initial syllables. Compare Italian domineddio, Aromanian dumnidzã(u),Old Occitan Domerdieus, Occitan domnideu, French damedieu, Romanian Dumnezeu.

inh+

Pura siccome un angelo
 Iddio mi diè una figlia

1853, “La traviata”, Francesco Maria Piave (lyrics), Guiseppe Verdi (music), act 2, scene 5:

God gave me a daughter
 As pure as an angel


Eliseo

From Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (Elisha').


Ferrari

From Ferraro, doublet of ferraio (“smith”).


Ferrari

(automotive) an Italian car manufacturer


Giudecca

From giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah, Judas”).

der

Giudecca (long island in the Venetian Lagoon)

(literature) Judecca, a zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot


Cefalù

Inherited from Latin Cephaloedium, from Ancient Greek Κεφαλοίδιον (Kephaloídion).

Cefalù (a city in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy).


Giovanna

a female given name, masculine equivalent Giovanni, equivalent to English Jane


Vespri siciliani

i Vespri siciliani (canonical masculine plural)

the rebellion known as the Sicilian Vespers


Bibbia

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “books”).


Arborio

Most likely linked to Latin arboreus (“wooden, tree-like”). Compare Italian arboreo.

A town in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy, famous for its rice production


Transnistria

Transnistria (a breakaway country in Moldova)


Isidora

The feminine equivalent of Isidoro, from Ancient Greek Ἰσιδώρα (Isidṓra, “gift of Isis”).


Montepulciano

monte + pulciano, personal name, from dialectal Pulsa, from Latin publicianus, variant of publicius, from publicus and ultimately Etruscan.


Taurasi

From Latin Taurasia, Taurasinus, from Oscan *ταυρο- (*tauro-, “bull”), from Proto-Italic *tauros, with the locative ending -asi. It is unclear whether this name is related to the place of the same name Taurasia founded in northern Italy by the Taurini, whose name could also come from the word for bull (via Celtic).


Barbaresco

A town in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont


Barolo

Possibly from a Celtic compound meaning “low place”. Cognate with Piedmontese Bareul.


Franciacorta

A historical region in Brescia, Lombardy

any of several high-quality red wines and white wines made in this region


Stromboli

From Ancient Greek Στρογγύλη (Strongúlē), from Ancient Greek στρογγῠ́λος (strongŭ́los, “round, spherical”). Compare Sicilian Strògnuli.


Stromboli

Stromboli (the Active volcano on the homonymous island)


Antero

a male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus


Birmania

Ultimately derived from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma).


Carola

a female given name, equivalent to English Carol


Nicolai

From the personal name Nicolao, variant of Nicola.


Stasi

(historical) Stasi (the East German ministry of state security)


Ambra

ambra (“amber”), cognate to the English name Amber.


Luisa

From Old French Louise, feminine of Louis.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louise, Louisa


Troia

Troy (an ancient city in far northwestern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)


Morava

Borrowed from Czech Morava, from Latin Marus.


Catalogna

autonomous community
autonomous community

Catalonia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Sion

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.


Barbarossa

A nickname, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).


Siri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Siro.


Ingrid

A female given name in Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, German, Norwegian, or Swedish


Eleonora

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Giamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Isvizzera

in Isvizzera

(dated) Alternative form of Svizzera, used epenthetically after a consonant


Principato di Monaco

Principality of Monaco
Principality of Monaco#English

Principality of Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)


Kazakistan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Congo-Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Repubblica Democratica del Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Congo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Giordano

Borrowed from Latin Iordanus, from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Sandro

→ German: Sandro

Clipping of Alessandro. Compare Sicilian Sciànniru and the surname Sciandro.

a diminutive of the male given name Alessandro


Boemia

Bohemia (a region of the Czech Republic)


Timor Est

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


OTAN

w:it:Organizzazione del Trattato dell' Atlantico del Nord

Acronym of Organizzazione del Trattato dell' Atlantico del Nord: NATO


Eufrate

From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (ʰUfrātuš), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun). Related is Elamite 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-tu-iš) (cf. Classical Syriac ܦܪܬ (P(ə)rāṯ)).


Eschilo

From Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).


invasioni barbariche

Literally, “barbarian invasions”, because Italy (Rome) was the subject of the 'invasion'.


Europa Centrale

Alternative letter-case form of Europa centrale


Rinaldo

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Reynold


Odra

the Oder, a river of central Europe that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea


Oltenia

Oltenia (a historical region in Romania)


Muntenia

Muntenia (a historical region in Romania)


Rico

a diminutive of the male given name Enrico


Boote

(astronomy) Boötes (boreal sky constellation called bear-guard or herdsman)


Filippa

a female given name, equivalent to English Philippa


Lia

From Latin Līa, itself from Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).


Lia

From the Sicilian surname/name Lìa, from Ilìa (“Elijah”).


Patrizia

a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia


Dorotea

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Dorothy


Tailandia

Alternative spelling of Thailandia: Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)


Bernardo

From Latin Bernardus, from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, feminine equivalent Bernarda, equivalent to English Bernard


Ninive

Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)


Sansone

Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן


Matilde

From Old French Mathilde, from Old High German maht, meht (“might”) + hild, hilta (“battle”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Zita

Name of a 13th century Italian saint, of debated etymology.


Milena

From Old East Slavic милъ (milŭ, “dear, sweet”).


Fano

A coastal town in Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy


Fano

a habitational surname, derived from the above town or others of a similar name


Nazaret

Northern District
Northern District#English

Nazareth (the largest city in the Northern District, Israel)


Königsberg

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour/honor of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

(historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)


Sani

Patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.


Domenico

From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Dominic


Gibilterra

Ultimately from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq), with contamination of terra (“land”).

جَبَل طَارِق

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)


Fibonacci

Leonardo Fibonacci, Italian mathematician


Arabia Saudita

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Etna

Borrowed from Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).


Etna

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (Sicilian nymph)

(historical) Aetna (ancient Sicilian city)


Agata

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Lenin

Ле́нин Ленин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Ле́нин (Lénin)


Valentina

a female given name, masculine equivalent Valentino


Libano

Borrowed from Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Manunta

a surname probably originating in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia


Brasile

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Costa d'Avorio

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


Modone

Methoni (a village in Messenia, Peloponnese region, Greece)


Enzo

Borrowed from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich, composed of heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”); corresponds to Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Also used as a pet form of Vincenzo, Innocenzo, Fiorenzo, and Lorenzo. Doublet of Enrico.


Eritre

From Latin Erythrae, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).


Jacuzzi

Originally Iacuzzi, the surname was misspelled with an initial J by an Ellis Island official. Related to Giacomo, along with many other spelling variants.


Aurelia

a female given name, equivalent to English Aurelia


Honda

Borrowed from Japanese 本田 (Honda) or Japanese ホンダ (Honda).

a brand of car manufactured by Honda, or a car of this brand


Sirio

From Latin Sīrius, from Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios).


Clotilde

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to French Clotilde or English Clotilda


Roma

→ Burmese: ရောမ (rau:ma.)

q

perhaps via Portuguese <i class="Latn mention" lang="pt">Roma</i>

→ Japanese: ローマ (Rōma) (perhaps via Portuguese Roma)

→ Korean: 로마 (roma)

Rome (a former province of Lazio, Italy)

the letter R in the Italian spelling alphabet


etiopico

Borrowed from Latin aethiopicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπικός (Aithiopikós). By surface analysis, Etiopia + -ico.


Filippine

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


bielorusso

Compare Russian белору́сский (belorússkij).

cog

белору́сский


Sudafrica

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Azerbaigian

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Repubblica Centrafricana

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Figi

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Capo Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Comore

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)


Papua Nuova Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Maurizio

Alternative form of Mauritius: Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius

Alternative form of Mauritius: Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Mauritius

a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice


Cecenia

Chechnya (a republic of the northern Caucasus of Russia; capital: Grozny)


Repubblica del Congo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Repubblica Dominicana

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Emirati Arabi Uniti

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Guinea Equatoriale

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Repubblica Ceca

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Isole Marshall

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Isole Salomone

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Saint Kitts e Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis


Saint Vincent e Grenadine

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Santa Lucia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


São Tomé e Príncipe

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese São Tomé e Príncipe (literally “Saint Thomas and Prince”), after the Prince of Portugal.

ubor

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)

Prince of Portugal
it:São Tomé e Príncipe


Trinidad e Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


Città del Vaticano

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Pasquale

a male given name, equivalent to English Pascal


Pasquale

a surname transferred from the given name


Aristotele

From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


Persefone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Mantova

From Latin Mantua, from Etruscan *𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀 (*manθva).

Mantua (a city and province of Lombardy, Italy)


Euclide

From Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης (Eukleídēs).


Lamberto

a male given name, equivalent to English Lambert


Giulia

a female given name, equivalent to English Julia


Rossi

English: Rossi

a surname; the most popular surname in Italy


Esposito

English: Esposito

French: Esposito

From esposito, from Latin expositus (“exposed”). This surname was given to abandoned children left in front of churches or monasteries.


Maometto

Borrowed from Latin Mahomētus, itself from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)


Cosmo

a male given name, variant of Cosimo, equivalent to English Cosmo


Cosimo

From Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs). Compare Sicilian Còcimu and Còsimu.

a male given name, equivalent to English Cosmo.


Marcello

a male given name, equivalent to English Marcellus


Mardocheo

uder

Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי


Benedetto

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed”), from Latin benedīcō. Compare French Benoît, Catalan Benet, Spanish Benito, Portuguese Bento.

inh+

a male given name, feminine equivalent Benedetta, equivalent to English Benedict


RFI

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
w:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

(transport) Initialism of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.


Corano

From Arabic القُرْآنُ (al-qurʔānu), definite form of قُرْآن (qurʔān, “act of reciting”), verbal noun of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to recite; to read (aloud)”).


Decameron

Literally, “ten days”, coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

Decameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio)


Falco

From falco (“hawk”), a nickname for a swift or keen-eyed person.


Alpi

Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)


Marianna

a female given name, equivalent to English Marian


Raffaele

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

bor+

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael

Raphael, the Archangel (biblical character)


FAI

Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano
w:Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano

Acronym of Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (a conservation fund)


Farnesina

From the Palazzo della Farnesina in which it is housed.


Fiamme Gialle

Guardia di Finanza
Guardia di Finanza#Italian

the Guardia di Finanza (semi-military police countering economic crime, smuggling etc.)


Fratelli d'Italia

From the words of the opening line, meaning “brothers of Italy”.

Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani#Italian

the Italian national anthem, more properly known as Inno di Mameli or Il Canto degli Italiani


Scilla

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Clemente

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Clement.


Clemente

a surname transferred from the given name.


Cloe

a female given name, equivalent to English Chloe


Lucio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Lucius


Agnese

a female given name, equivalent to English Agnes


Amleto

a male given name, equivalent to English Hamlet


Archimede

Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).


Arnaldo

a male given name, equivalent to English Arnold


Barcellona

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a province of Catania, Italy)


Bretagna

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


Bogotà

Bogota, Bogotá (the capital city of Colombia)


Ettore

From Latin Hector, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), possibly from ἔχω (ékhō, “to restrain”).


Flavia

Borrowed from Latin Flāvia, probably from flāvus (“blond”).


Nunzio

a male given name from the word meaning messenger of God


Cartagine

Borrowed from Latin Carthāginem, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “New City”).


Trebisonda

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦντα (Trapezoûnta).


Ignazio

a male given name, equivalent to English Ignatius


Caterina

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Cinzia

a female given name, equivalent to English Cynthia


Alessio

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexis or Alexius


Alessio

a surname transferred from the given name


Alessio

From Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).


Alessia

a female given name, equivalent to English Alexia


Algeri

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

اَلْجَزَائِر


Nanna

Probably from a feminine form of Nanni, or directly a diminutive of the personal name Giovanna.


Cristina

a female given name, equivalent to English Christina


Totò

From the reduplication of the stressed syllable, already present in the Southern dialectal forms Totonno and Totore.

(southern Italy) a diminutive of the male given name Antonio [=Anthony]

Totò (1898–1967), Neapolitan actor and comedian

(southern Italy) a diminutive of the male given name Salvatore (“Savior”)


Benemerita

the Carabinieri (national-level gendarmerie of Italy)


Nunki

Nunki, the second brightest star in the constellation of Sagittarius


Usa

Proteste contro gli Usa.


Yucatan

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Yucatán.


Leonora

a diminutive of the female given name Eleonora


Gregorio

Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”).

bor

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Gregory


Gregorio

→ Korean: 그레고리오 (Geuregorio)

→ Vietnamese: Grêgôriô


Basilio

From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).

a male given name, equivalent to English Basil


Ofelia

English: Ophelia

?French: Ophélie

?Norman: Ophélie

?Portuguese: Ofélia

?Spanish: Ofelia

From the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleiă, “help”, “aid”, “succour”), coined by Jacopo Sannazaro.

uder

Ophelia in cõtrario diceua eſſer ſuo, & con ambe le mani ſi tenea per le corna il guadagnato ariete.

1524 [c. 1480], Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, Venice, →OCLC, unnumbered page:


Grotte

From Vulgar Latin gruptae, from Latin cryptae.

A town and comune of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy


Concetta

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Concepción


Costantinopoli

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis). By surface analysis, Costantino + -poli.

der

Κωνσταντινούπολις

Constantinople (the historical capital of the Roman Empire)


Costantino

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine


Copenaghen

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Corrado

Inherited from Medieval Latin Conradus, Corradus, from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”).

af

a male given name, equivalent to English Conrad


Cinque Terre

le Cinque Terre (canonical feminine plural)

a group of five villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore) on the rugged coastline of Liguria, south of Genoa


Marsiglia

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Claudio

a male given name from Latin Claudius, equivalent to English Claude


Emilio

From the name of a Roman gens, Latin Aemilius, from aemulus (“rival”), or possibly of Etruscan origin. Cognate with German and English Emil and French Émile.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Emil


A.C.I.

Automobile Club d'Italia
w:it:Automobile Club d'Italia


DIGOS

w:Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali

Acronym of Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali (Division of General Investigations and Special Operations), an Italian law enforcement agency charged with investigating sensitive cases relating to terrorism, organized crime and capital offenses


Alto Adige

From alto (“high, tall”) + Adige (“Adige”), in relation to the river Adige and its surrounding mountainous area, Tyrol.

South Tyrol (a predominantly German-speaking region of north-eastern Italy, known in German as Südtirol)


Amalfi

From Latin Amalphis, possibly related to the name Melfi (from a pre-Roman Italic substrate, possibly Oscan).

a picturesque town on the Gulf of Sorrento in Campania


ANAS

w:it:Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade

Acronym of Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade.


Appennini

gli Appennini (canonical masculine plural)


Cisgiordania

the West Bank (a region of the State of Palestine, west of the Jordan River)


ASST

w:it:Azienda di Stato per i servizi telefonici

Initialism of Azienda di Stato per i servizi telefonici.


Imma

a diminutive of the female given name Immacolata


Babele

From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בבל (“Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “gate of God”); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.


Rodolfo

From Latin Rudolphus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz (literally “glorious wolf”).

der

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Rudolph


Eugenio

From Latin Eugenius, from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + γένος (génos, “born”).

uder

a male given name, equivalent to English Eugene


Giuliano

→ Albanian: Xhuljano

a male given name, equivalent to English Julian


Dario

a male given name from Old Persian, feminine equivalent Daria, equivalent to English Darius


Dario

a surname transferred from the given name


Matusalemme

From Latin Mathusalam, from Ancient Greek Μαθουσάλα (Mathousála), from Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšélaḥ).


Zaccaria

Zachariah, Zacharias, Zachary, Zechariah (biblical character)

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


Vincenzo

a male given name, equivalent to English Vincent


Aurelio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Aurelius


Giuseppina

a female given name, masculine equivalent Giuseppe, equivalent to English Josephine (a diminutive form)


Stefano

From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos).


Stefania

a female given name, equivalent to English Stephanie


Faenza

From Latin Faventia, from faventia < favens.

A town in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, noted for its majolica pottery


Valdo

a male given name, comparable to English Waldo


Valdemaro

a male given name, equivalent to English Waldemar


Ulrico

a male given name, equivalent to English Ulric


Ugo

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh


Uberto

a male given name, equivalent to English Hubert


Tracia

From Latin Thrācia, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrā́ikē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrâix, “Thracian”).

Thrace (a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey)


Tiziano

Saint's name from Latin Titiānus, patronymic of the Roman gens name Titius.


Tobia

Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).


Tirolo

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

A small town in Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige


Terenzio

a male given name, equivalent to English Terence


Teobaldo

Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōbalþaz.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Theobald


Tarquinio

a male given name, equivalent to English Tarquin


Edmondo

a male given name, feminine equivalent Edmonda, equivalent to English Edmund or Edmond


Edimburgo

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)


Edoardo

From Old English Ēadweard, from eād (“rich”) + weard (“guard”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Davide

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


scandinavo

Scandinavian (any of the languages used in the Scandinavian countries)


Ercole

From Latin Herculēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês).


Umberto

From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).

uder

a male given name, equivalent to English Humbert


Guglielma

a female given name, female equivalent of Guglielmo (“William”)


Beniamino

Borrowed from Latin Beniāmīnus, itself through Greek Βενιᾱμῑ́ν (Beniāmī́n) from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín).


Allegra

a surname transferred from the given name


Isacco

From Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, “[he] will laugh”).


Noè

From Ancient Greek Νῶε (Nôe), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).

Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark)


Salomone

From Latin Salomōn, from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (Shlomo), from שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).


Emmanuele

a male given name, more common in the form Emanuele


Emanuele

a male given name, equivalent to English Emmanuel or Immanuel


Taddeo

Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), of uncertain origin.

a male given name, equivalent to English Thaddeus


Strasburgo

Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)


Sodoma

Sodom (ancient Biblical city in Canaan, destroyed due to its sinfulness)


Socrate

A male given name in Ancient Greek, Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs), usually used for the philosopher Socrates


Smirne

Borrowed from Latin Smyrna, from Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smúrna).

Smyrna (an ancient city in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)

İzmir (a modern city, the capital of İzmir Province, in western Turkey)


Siviglia

Borrowed from Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”).

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)

Seville (a province of Andalusia, Spain)


Sisifo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).


Sibilla

a female given name, equivalent to English Sibyl or Sybil


Giuditta

→ Maltese: Ġuditta; ⇒ Ktieb ta’ Ġuditta


Tiziana

a female given name from Latin, female equivalent of Tiziano


Emanuela

Feminine form of Emanuele; cognate to French Emmanuelle or Spanish Manuela.
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Savoia

Through an intermediate *Sabau(d)ja, from Latin Sabaudia.


Saverio

a male given name, equivalent to English Xavier


San Pietroburgo

Ultimately from Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg). By surface analysis, San Pietro (“Saint Peter”) + -burgo.

der

Санкт-Петербу́рг

surf

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).


Samanta

a female given name from English Samantha, of modern usage


Salisburgo

Salzburg (the capital city of the state of Salzburg, Austria)


Saba

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

der

Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā)


Saba

Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā)

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Sheba


Saba

Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean Netherlands

Saba, an island in the Caribbean Netherlands


Ruggero

From Old French Rogier, from Latin Rogerius, from Frankish *Hrōthigeir, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (literally “famous spear”).

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Roger


Rosalinda

a female given name, equivalent to English Rosalind


Rosalia

a female given name, equivalent to English Rosalie


Rolando

a male given name, equivalent to English Roland or Rowland


Lubiana

Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)


Leandro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).


Admiralissimo

Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet


Rossana

a female given name, equivalent to English Roxana


Rovereto

Rovereto (a city in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)


etrusco

From Latin Etruscus (“Estruscan”), from Etruria (“Etruria”).


Riccardo

Borrowed from Old High German Rīcohard, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz.

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard


Fabio

a surname transferred from the given name


Randolfo

a male given name, equivalent to English Randolph


Quinto

From Latin Quīntus, from Latin quīntus (“fifth”).


Quintino

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Quentin


Fabiano

a male given name, equivalent to English Fabian


Prometeo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).


Fabiana

a female given name, masculine equivalent Fabiano


Priapo

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).


Priamo

From Latin Priamus, from the Ancient Greek Πρίαμος (Príamos).


Donato

Early saint's name from Latin Donātus, meaning "given" (as by God).


Donata

a female given name, feminine form of Donato


Portorico

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


Donatella

a female given name, feminine diminutive form of Donato


Pompei

Pompei or Pompeii (city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy)


Pompei

English: Pompei


Polluce

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).


Antonietta

a female given name, equivalent to English Antoinette


Benedetta

a female given name, masculine equivalent Benedetto (“Benedict”), equivalent to English Benedicta


Pollicino

From pollice (“thumb”) + -ino (diminutive suffix), based on French Petit Poucet.


Plutarco

Borrowed from Latin Plūtarchus, from Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarkhos).


Petrarca

Purposely changed from Petracco, his father's given name and his patronymic, derived from the name Pietro (“Peter”).


Paride

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).


Paesi Baschi

autonomous community
autonomous community

Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)


Osvaldo

From Late Latin Osvaldus, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz; compare the doublet Ansaldo.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Oswald


Orsola

a female given name, equivalent to English Ursula


Orfeo

From Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).


Oloferne

From Late Latin Holofernēs, Holophernēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophérnēs), from Iranian.


Oliviero

a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver


Olimpia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olympia


celtico

From Latin Celticus, from Ancient Greek Κελτῐκός (Keltĭkós). By surface analysis, celta + -ico.


Nuovo Messico

New Mexico (a state of the United States)


Nuova Orleans

New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


Nuova Caledonia

New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Norimberga

Nuremberg (a major city in Bavaria, Germany)


Niccolò

a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Nicola, equivalent to English Nicholas


Narciso

a male given name, borne by several saints


Erode

Internationalism, from Latin Hērōdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρῴδης (Hērṓidēs).


Anticristo

Borrowed from Late Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχριστος (antíkhristos). By surface analysis, anti- + Cristo.


Cirene

Cyrene (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Libya)


Efeso

From Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).


Delle Piane

a surname of a very ancient and noble aristocratic Ligurian family from the 12th to 20th centuries


Federico

a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick


Federica

a female given name, masculine equivalent Federico, equivalent to English Frederica


Giorgia

female equivalent of Giorgio, a female given name, equivalent to English Georgia


Giuliana

a female given name, equivalent to English Juliana or Gillian


Antonella

From Antonia + -ella. Female equivalent of Antonello.


Giada

giada (“jade”), cognate to the English name Jade.


Raffaella

a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Raffaele or Raffaello


Pepe

a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe


Goffredo

a male given name, equivalent to English Geoffrey or Godfrey


Nicoletta

a female given name, feminine diminutive form of Nicola ( Nicholas)


Nicolò

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Nicolò

a surname transferred from the given name


Silvano

From a derivative of Latin silva (“wood”).


Silvana

a female given name, feminine form of Silvano


Carmela

a female given name, equivalent to English Carmel or Spanish Carmen


Carmelo

a male given name of biblical origin, the masculine form of Carmela


Graziella

a female given name, a diminutive form of Grazia (Grace)


Menfi

Inherited from Latin Memphis. Compare Sicilian Mènfrici.


Lucrezia

a female given name, equivalent to English Lucretia


Lucifero

Borrowed from Latin Lūciferum. Doublet of lucifero.


Lionello

a male given name, equivalent to English Lionel


Lazzaro

Motta San Giovanni
Motta San Giovanni#English

A hamlet in the comune of Motta San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Fiorenza

a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Fiorenzo, equivalent to English Florence


Sebastiano

a male given name, equivalent to English Sebastian


Teodoro

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Theodore


Teodora

a female given name, equivalent to English Theodora


Ismaele

From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”).


Isidoro

a male given name, equivalent to English Isidore


Iside

From Latin Īsidem, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t (ꜣst).

(Egyptian mythology) Isis (wife of Osiris and mother of Horus)

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to English Isis


Ilario

Borrowed from Latin Hilarius, cognate to English Hilary and Hillary.


Ilaria

From the Latin saints' name Hilaria, cognate to English Hilary and Hillary.

a female given name, currently popular in Italy


Icaro

From Latin Icarus, from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).


Guglielmina

a female given name, equivalent to English Wilhelmina


Guendalina

a female given name, equivalent to English Gwendolen or Gwendoline


Gualtiero

From Old Northern French Waltier, from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz. Doublet of Walter, which was directly borrowed from a Germanic language.

Premièrement vous diray de monseigneur messire Gaultier de Chastillon, duquel je ouy parler à ung chevalier qui l’avoit veu en une ruë prés du Kasel

1872 [c. 1309], chapter XXXIX (chapter 39), in Giovanni Galvani, transl., La sesta crociata, ovvero l'istoria della santa vita di re Luigi IX di Francia [The Sixth Crusade, or The story of the saintly life of king Louis IX of France], Bologna: Gaetano Romagnoli, translation of Livre des saintes paroles et des bons faiz de nostre saint roy Looÿs by Jean de Joinville (in Old French), page 184:

I will firstly tell you about monsignor sir Walter of Châtillon, of whom I heard a knight speak, who once saw him on a street near Kasel

a male given name, equivalent to English Walter


Democrazia Cristiana

Christian Democratic
Christian Democratic

(politics, historical) Christian Democracy, an Italian Christian Democratic political party, active from 1943 to 1994


Egeo

Borrowed from Latin Aegeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγεύς (Aigeús).


Egeo

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos).

Ellipsis of il mare Egeo (“the Aegean Sea”)


Serenissima

Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia#Italian

Ellipsis of Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia.


FS

Initialism of Ferrovie dello Stato (“Italian state railway/railroad”).


Avogadro

Borrowed from Venetan Avogadro, a surname derived from Latin advocātor via the nominative. Doublet of avogadore (“lawyer”), also borrowed from Venetan, this time from the Latin accusative advocātōrem.

Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist


CAI

Club Alpino Italiano
w:Club Alpino Italiano

Initialism of Club Alpino Italiano (“Italian alpine club”).


Giustino

a male given name, equivalent to English Justin


Giustina

a female given name, equivalent to English Justine or Justina


Giunone

From Latin Iūnōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂-, *dyúh₃nh₂- (“having heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-h₃onh₂- (“burden, authority”).


Girolamo

a male given name, equivalent to English Jerome


Girolamo

a surname transferred from the given name


Giovenale

English: Giovenale

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Juvenal.


Giosia

Hebrew יאשׁיּהוּ


Martino

a male given name, equivalent to English Martin


Siracusa

From Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συράκουσαι (Surákousai). Compare Sicilian Saragusa.


Abissinia

From New Latin, from Arabic حَبَشَة (ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”).


Silvestro

a male given name, equivalent to English Sylvester


CLN

Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale
w:it:Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale

Initialism of Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale.


Ippocrate

From Latin Hippocratēs, from Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs).


Azio

From Latin Actium, from Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion).


Lisimaco

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυσίμαχος (Lusímakhos).


Stoccarda

Stuttgart (the capital and largest city of Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Elba

From Old High German Elba, descending from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).


Zagabria

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


Gand

Ghent (the capital and largest city of East Flanders, Belgium)


Plinio

Borrowed from Latin Plīnius, of obscure origin.

Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (23–79 AD): an ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia, "Pliny's Natural History"

Pliny the Younger, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63–ca. 113): an ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer, a great-nephew of Pliny the Elder


Pitagora

From Ancient Greek Πυθαγόρας (Puthagóras).


Romagna

A historical region in northern Italy that formed part of modern Emilia-Romagna


Toledo

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.


Napoleone

Napoleone Orsini Frangipani
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The name is first attested in 1263 as cardinal Napoleone Orsini Frangipani; probably of Germanic origin, possibly from the clan name Nibelung.
It was later associated by folk etymology with Napoli (“Naples”) leone (“lion”).

a male given name; a saint's name, rare today


Normandia

administrative region
administrative region

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


ISTAT

Initialism of Istituto Nazionale di Statistica.


OCSE

Initialism of Organizzazione per la Cooperazione e lo Sviluppo Economico (“OECD”).

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MIBtel

Initialism of Milano indice borsa telematico (“stock market index for the Milan stock exchange”).


MSI

Movimento Sociale Italiano
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(politics, historical, 1946–1995) Initialism of Movimento Sociale Italiano.


Eramo

From a variant of the personal name Erasmo.

a surname transferred from the given name


Ognissanti

From ogni (“every, each”) + santi (“saints”, plural of santo). Note that ogni is normally followed by a singular form.

compound

plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">santo</i>


Figlio dell'Uomo

il Figlio dell'Uomo (canonical masculine)


Striscia di Gaza

Gaza Strip (a region of the State of Palestine)


padreterno

Univerbation of padre (“father”) + eterno (“eternal”).


Consiglio di Sicurezza

Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite


Consiglio di sicurezza

Consiglio di Sicurezza
Consiglio di Sicurezza#Italian

Alternative spelling of Consiglio di Sicurezza


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Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite m

Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite

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Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite m

Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite#Italian

Alternative spelling of Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite


Società delle Nazioni

Società delle Nazioni f pl (plural only)


Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti Umani f

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell'Uomo

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Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell'Uomo f


Corleone

From Sicilian Cunigghiuni or Curliuni, from Aragonese Coriglione or Conillon, from Norman Coraigliòn, from Latin Curilionum, from Arabic قُرْلِيُون (qurliyūn), from Ancient Greek Κουρουλλουνέ (Kouroullouné). Alternatively from Latin *Corleōne, from cor (“heart”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).

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Κουρουλλουνέ

A small town in Sicily, home of an infamous Mafia family


Friuli

→ English: Friuli

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli (a region in northeastern Italy, part of Friuli-Venezia Giulia)


Val Gardena

Cognate with Ladin Gherdëina, from an earlier Latin toponym Gredine.

a region in the Dolomites of South Tyrol


Lega Nord

(politics) a rightist Italian political party that presses for the secession of Padania from Italy


Tre Venezie

the historic region of north-east Italy around the Veneto


Casale Monferrato

A small town in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy


Caraibi

From Spanish Caribe, from a Taíno or Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare Kari'na karìna (“Carib person”).
The word came through French Caraïbes (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kaʁaˈib/) and English Caribe (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kæɹˈaɪbiː/).

IPA

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kæɹˈaɪbiː/


Gioia

a female given name, equivalent to English Joy


Gioachino

a male given name, equivalent to English Joachim


Gilberto

From Gisilbert, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Gilbert


Giambattista

Contraction of Giovanni Battista (“John the Baptist”). Cognate with French Jean-Baptiste.


Giacomina

a female given name, equivalent to English Jacqueline


Gherardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard


Gervaso

a male given name, variant of Gervasio, equivalent to English Gervase


Gerolamo

a male given name, equivalent to English Jerome


Gerico

From Latin Ierĭchō, itself through Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ) from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (Yərīḥō).


Geraldina

a female given name, equivalent to English Geraldine


Geova

Borrowed from Latin Iehōva, itself based on Biblical Hebrew יהוה (IHVH) vocalized through אֲדֹנָי (adonái) to avoid pronouncing God's name. The term is commonly associated with Jehovah's Witnesses.


Gelsomina

a female given name, equivalent to English Jasmine


Gedeone

From Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”).


Gavino

a male given name, equivalent to English Gavin


Gaspare

a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar or Jasper


Ganimede

Borrowed from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”).


Galizia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Amburgo

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


Camaldoli

a small town near Arezzo in Tuscany; the home of a Benedictine order


Ciociaria

From ciocia, referring to peasant footgear.


Frisia

Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)


Friburgo

Fribourg (the capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland)


Francoforte

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main (the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany)

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-an-der-Oder (a sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany)


Felicita

a female given name, equivalent to English Felicity


Fausto

Latin Faustus, a Roman cognomen, and name of early Christian saints, from faustus (“happy”). Fausto has identical meaning in Italian.


Lampedusa

From Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.

Lampedusa (the largest of the Pelagie Islands)


astigiano

the dialect of Piedmontese spoken in Asti


Ezechia

From Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (chizkiyá, “Hezekiah”).


Eufemia

a female given name, equivalent to English Euphemia


Esdra

From Latin Esdras, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עזרא.


Erodoto

From Latin Herodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos).


Ermanno

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Ercolano

Borrowed from Latin Herculaneum.
* (modern town in Campania): Used since 1969.

Herculaneum (a historical town in Italy)


Erasmo

From Medieval Latin Erasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐράσμιος (erásmios, “pleasant”); name of an early Christian martyr.

a male given name, equivalent to English Erasmus


Epiro

From Latin Ēpīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros, “mainland”).


Eolo

From Latin Aeolus, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos).


Enrica

a female given name, modern feminine form of Enrico


Enrichetta

a female given name, equivalent to English Henrietta


Eloisa

a female given name, equivalent to English Eloise


Elettra

From Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).


Egidio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Aegidius or Giles


Edipo

From Latin Oedipus, from Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous).


Dresda

Dresden (the capital city of Saxony, Germany)


Doriano

a male given name, equivalent to English Dorian


Don Chisciotte

Don Quixote (the protagonist a famous Spanish novel)


Dodecaneso

Dodecanese (an archipelago of Greece, in the Aegean Sea)


Dionisia

a female given name, masculine equivalent Dionisio, equivalent to English Denise


Dioniso

From Latin Dionysus, from Ancient Greek Διόνυσος (Diónusos).


Dionisio

a male given name, equivalent to English Dionysius or Dennis


Demostene

From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).


Damiano

a male given name, equivalent to English Damian or Damien


Reggio Calabria

From the earlier Old Italian Reggio, from Late Latin Rēgium, Latin Rhēgium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion). The city became known as Reggio Calabria after the Italian Unification.

Reggio Calabria (a historical province and metropolitan city of Calabria, Italy)

Reggio Calabria (a city and commune, the provincial capital of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy)

(history) Regium, an important flourishing Ancient Greek colonial settlement in Magna Graecia on the Strait of Messina from the early 1st millennium BCE thru the Hellenistic, Ancient Roman, Byzantine Roman and medieval epochs


Reggio Emilia

A city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Forlì

From Latin Forum Līviī, borrowed via Romagnol.

Forli (the capital city of the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


fata Morgana

Czech: fata morgána

English: Fata Morgana

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Φάτα Μοργκάνα

Greek: Φάτα Μοργκάνα (Fáta Morgkána)

Portuguese: Fata Morgana

(Arthurian legend) Morgan le Fay (half-sister of King Arthur)


Babilonia

From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.


Gervasio

a male given name, equivalent to English Gervase


Palazzaccio

From palazzo (“palace, building”) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

suffix

(Rome, informal) the Palazzo di Giustizia, the supreme court in Rome


Celere

w:it:Reparti Mobili della Polizia di Stato

(informal) flying squad, riot police (properly, the Reparti Mobili della Polizia di Stato)


Cristiano

a male given name, equivalent to English Christian


Crispino

a male given name, equivalent to English Crispin


Creso

From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos).


Brema

Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)


aede

Aedes (genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito)


Martinica

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)


Aleppo

→ Danish: Aleppo

→ Dutch: Aleppo

→ English: Aleppo

→ Finnish: Aleppo

→ German: Aleppo

→ Norwegian: Aleppo

→ Polish: Aleppo

→ Russian: Алеппо (Aleppo)

→ Swedish: Aleppo

→ Ukrainian: Алеппо (Aleppo)

Borrowed from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of unknown origin.


Clitennestra

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra).

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Κλυταιμνήστρα


Clemenza

Feminine version of the personal name Clemente.

a female given name, equivalent to English Clemence


Clarabella

a female given name, comparable to English Claribel


Aspromonte

Compound of aspro (“rugged”) + monte (“mountain”). The first element could also derive from Greek άσπρος (áspros, “white”), since Griko language is attested in Calabria.

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A mountain in Calabria, which overlooks the city of Reggio Calabria


Domodossola

the letter D in the Italian spelling alphabet


Empoli

the letter E in the Italian spelling alphabet


Imola

the letter I in the Italian spelling alphabet


Otranto

From Latin Hydruntum, from Ancient Greek Ὑδροῦς (Hudroûs).

the letter O in the Italian spelling alphabet


Cirillo

→ Maltese: Ċirillu

a male given name, equivalent to English Cyril


Cirillo

a surname transferred from the given name


Cheope

Borrowed from Latin Cheopem, from Ancient Greek Χέοψ (Khéops), from Egyptian x-w-f-w (ḫw.f-wj).


Cerere

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it:Cerere (disambigua)

(botanic) common name of some species of the genus Aegilpos


Celestina

a female given name, equivalent to English Celestine


Catai

From Latin Kitai etc., from its Khitan original Khita(n), probably via Uyghur.

Cianglu est encore une mout grant cité ver midi; est au Grant Kan et de la provence dou Catai. Lor monoie est de carte. Il sunt ydres et font ardoir les cors mors.

c. 1300 [c. 1298], Marco Polo et al., Milione [Million], translation of Le divisement dou monde by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa (in Old French); republished as “Della città di Ciaglu [On the city of Chaglu]” (chapter 128), in Antonio Lanza, editor, Il Milione di Marco Polo, L'Unità - Editori Riuniti, 1982:

Changlu is a very large city in the province of Cathay: under the Great Khan: they [the people] are idolaters; they use paper money, and burn their dead.

questa, se non sapete, Angelica era,
del gran Can del Catai la figlia altiera

1516–1532, Ludovico Ariosto, “Canto 19”, in Orlando furioso, stanza 1; republished as Santorre Debenedetti, editor, Bari: Laterza, 1928:

This, if you don't know, was Angelica, the haughty daughter of the Great Khan of Cathay.

Pispigliavan le rose: Oh! la regina
del Catai si fa sposa.
Angelica, gemeano i fiordispina,
là, nel Catai, riposa

1872–1880, Giovanni Pascoli, Astolfo^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Poesie_varie_(Pascoli)/1872-1880/Astolfo), lines 29–32; republished in Maria Pascoli, compiler, Poesie varie di Giovanni Pascoli^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Poesie_varie_(Pascoli)), Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, 1913, page 62:

The roses whispered: "Oh, the queen of Cathay becomes a bride." "Angelica", moaned the hawthorne, "rests there, in Cathay."

(historical) Cathay (the historical name of northern China)


Carso

Borrowed from German der Karst, name of a limestone region in Slovenia.


Carlotta

a female given name, equivalent to English Charlotte


Cappuccetto Rosso

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood


Canarie

Short for Isole Canarie (“Canary Islands”).


Campidoglio

From Latin Capitōlium, perhaps folk-etymologized as campi d'oglio (“fields of oglio”), with the last element taken as some kind of proper name or oglio, the local dialectal word for “oil”.

the Capitoline Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome

(narrowing) an ancient square located on top of the hill

(narrowing) the Senatorial Palace, representative of the municipality of Rome

Bisogna rimuovere le statue di generali e leader confederati dal complesso del Campidoglio perché sono "un tributo all'odio" […]

2020 June 11, Silvia Luperini, “Pelosi contro Trump: "Via dal Campidoglio le statue dei leader confederati"”, in La Repubblica, archived from the original on 2022-09-28:

We need to remove the statues of confederate generals and leaders from the complex of the Capitol because they are a "tribute to hate" […]

(figurative, by extension) the ruling center of a country

(metonymically) the mayor of the Rome municipality


Caienna

Cayenne (the capital city of the French Guiana department)


Cadice

Borrowed from Spanish Cádiz, from Arabic قَادِس (qādis), from Latin Gādēs, from Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādēr, gādīr/).


Caria

Derived from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

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Caria (“historical region in Asia Minor”)


Geri

A town and municipality of the Nicosia District, Cyprus


Marziale

a male given name, equivalent to English Martial


Gubbio

Inherited from Latin Iguvium, Eugubium, from Umbrian.


EUR

Originally an abbreviation for Esposizione Universale Roma, for which the town was constructed.


Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung (a city and special municipality in southern Taiwan, and the third largest city in Taiwan)


Bergamasco

From bergamasco (“of or related to Bergamo”).


Marrakesh

Derived from French Marrakech, from Moroccan Arabic مَرَّاكُش (Marrākuš).


Marrakech

Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)


norreno

From Old Norse norrœnn, norðrœnn (“northern”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.


Monaco di Baviera

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


Rosario

rosario (“rosary”), from the Roman Catholic title of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Rosary".


Carmine

English: Carmine

A variant of Carmelo, inspired by its Spanish equivalent Carmen.


Aida

Coined name of an imaginary Ethiopian princess in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida (1871).

1871 Giuseppe Verdi - Antonio Ghislanzoni, Celeste Aida (an aria in the opera Aida)

Heavenly Aida, / divine form, / mystical garland / of light and flowers.

Celeste Aida, / forma divina, / mistico serto / di luce e fior.


OMS

Initialism of Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (“WHO (World Health Organisation)”).


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(official, rare) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Mariano

From Latin Mariānus, derivative of the Roman gens name Marius, ultimately from the war god Mars. By folk etymology interpreted as a masculine form of Maria. Name of several Christian saints.


Giacinto

From Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).

a male given name, comparable to the rare English Hyacinth


Giacinta

a female given name, feminine form of Giacinto


Lorenza

a female given name, feminine form of Lorenzo


Letizia

a female given name, equivalent to English Letitia


Bonifacio

From Late Latin Bonifātius (literally “the one with a good fate”). The city was named named after Boniface II of Tuscany (?–838).

named-after

(masculine) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Boniface

(feminine) Bonifacio (a city and commune of the Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica)


Bermude

Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)


Eulalia

a female given name, equivalent to Spanish Eulalia


Ilda

Originating as a diminutive of names bearing the Proto-Germanic element *hildiz (“battle, fight”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


Luciana

a female given name, masculine equivalent Luciano


Fobos

From Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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it:Fobos (mitologia)

(mythology, Greek mythology) Phobos (god of fear, a son of the god Ares)


Lino

From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning.

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Linus


Gino

Shortened form of several diminutives ending in -gino, such as Luigino (from Luigi (“Louis”)), Giorgino (from Giorgio (“George”)), and so on.


Raimondo

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Raymond


Adelardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Adelard


Barnaba

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”).


Barnaba

a surname transferred from the given name


Abelardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Abelard


Adelberto

Adelberto (canonical masculine)
cognate to Albert (canonical)


Ademaro

From Proto-West Germanic *Audamār or *Aþalamār, from either Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) or *aþalaz (“noble”) (the two roots were sometimes conflated) and *mēraz (“fame”). See also French Omer and English Elmer and Aylmer. Cognate to French Adémar, Adhémar, Azémar.


Agamennone

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).


Agatocle

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαθοκλῆς (Agathoklês).


Aiace

From Latin Aiācem, from Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).

(Greek mythology) Ajax, specifically:
Ajax the Great

(Greek mythology) Ajax, specifically:
Ajax the Lesser

(rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek


Aladino

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَاءُ الدِين (ʕalāʔu d-dīn).

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عَلَاءُ الدِين


Alarico

From Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”).

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(historical) Alaric (king of the Visigoths)

(rare) a male given name from Proto-Germanic, feminine equivalent Alarica, equivalent to English Alaric


Alberico

a male given name, equivalent to English Aubrey


Albio

From Latin Albius, derived from albus (“white”).


Alboino

Of Germanic origin, from the Lombard king Alboin (itself corresponding or akin to Anglo-Saxon/Old English Ælfwine). The first element derives from Proto-Germanic *albiz, and the second ultimately from *winiz.


Alderico

From a Germanic given name which contains Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“old”) + Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king”).
See English old, Old English eald and English rich.

a male given name, equivalent to French Audric or West Frisian Alderik


Aldo

a male given name, equivalent to English Aldous


Alighiero

From Old High German adal (“noble”) + gēr (“spear”).


Aloisio

a male given name, equivalent to English Aloysius


Amadeo

a male given name, variant of Amedeo, equivalent to English Amadeus


Amato

Giuliano Amato, Italian politician


Ambrogio

From Latin Ambrosius, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος (ămbrósĭos, “immortal”).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Ambrose


Amedeo

a male given name, equivalent to English Amadeus


Amilcare

a male given name, equivalent to Ancient Greek Ἀμίλκᾱς (Amílkās)


Aminta

From Latin Amyntas, from Ancient Greek Ἀμύντας (Amúntas).


Aniceto

From Latin Anicetus, from Ancient Greek ἀνίκητος (aníkētos, “invincible”).


Aniello

Variant of Agnello, found in Campania, Sicily.


Anselmo

a male given name, equivalent to English Anselm


Ansprando

(history) Ansprand (Longobardic king of Italy)


Barabba

From Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs), from Aramaic בַּר אַבָּא (bar ʾabbā, “son of the father”).


Augusto

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augustus


Asturie

Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)


Aristide

From Ancient Greek Ἀριστείδης (Aristeídēs).


Ariele

From Biblical Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, literally “lion of God”), a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) and אֵל (él, “God”).


Aristofane

From Latin Aristophanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νης (Arĭstophắnēs).

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Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νης

Aristophanes; A male given name of historical usage, famously held by:

Aristophanes of Byzantium (257 ca. BCE–185/180 BCE)


Armindo

a male given name, feminine equivalent Arminda


Arnoldo

a male given name, equivalent to English Arnold


Arnolfo

From Old High German arn (“eagle”) and wolf (“wolf”).


Arrigo

From Old High German Haimirich, composed of heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”). Compare Sicilian Arricu, German Heinrich.


Arsenio

From Ancient Greek Ἀρσένιος (Arsénios), from ἄρσην (ársēn, “masculine, virile”).


Ascanio

From Latin Ascanius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askánios).


Asdrubale

a male given name, equivalent to Ancient Greek Ἁσδρούβας (Hasdroúbas)


Astolfo

From Late Latin Haistulfus, from a Germanic language. Possibly via Old High German Haistulf, from *haifstiz + *wulfaz.

a male given name, equivalent to English Astolph


lago Erie

Lake Erie (a lake in Canada and United States)


Appalachi

Appalachians (a mountain range in North America)


Anversa

Borrowed from French Anvers, from Dutch Antwerpen.

Antwerp (the capital city of Antwerp province, Belgium)


Anassagora

From Ancient Greek Ἀναξαγόρας (Anaxagóras).


Alsazia

From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).

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Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Alcibiade

From Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs).


Mani pulite

the judicial investigation into Italian state corruption in the 1990s


Tangentopoli

Coined by the media in the 1990s from tangente (“kickback”) + -poli (“city”).

the corrupt Italian political system that came to an end in the early 1990s


Tirreno

Short for Mar Tirreno (“Tyrrhenian Sea”).


Walhalla

Borrowed from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”).

(Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)


Mediterraneo

From Mar Mediterraneo, from mediterraneo, from Latin mediterraneus.


Caino

From Biblical Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”).

uder

a male given name, equivalent to English Cain


Borromeo

English: Borromean rings

Charles Borromeo, 16th century Italian saint


Aquitania

Aquitaine (a historical region in France)


Borgogna

Compare French Bourgogne, Late Latin Burgundia.

Burgundy (a region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)

Burgundy (An early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands)


Piccardia

Picardy (a former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France)


Equador

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of Ecuador


San Paolo

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


San Paolo

Southeast Region
Southeast Region#English

São Paulo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)


Aquisgrana

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Piero

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter


Immacolata

From Immacolata Concezione, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception". Cognate with Sicilian Mmaculata and Spanish Inmaculada.


Far West

Unadapted borrowing from English far west.


Filomena

a female given name, equivalent to English Philomena


Fiorenzo

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Florent, masculine of Fiorenza.


Amerigo

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *amalaz
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos
Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos
Proto-Germanic *haimaz
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?
Italian Amerigo
From Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, possibly merged with *Haimarīks (ancestor of Enrico and Enzo). Cognate with German Emmerich and English Amery.

etymon

a male given name, equivalent to English Amery


Lucerna

Lucerne (the capital city of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland)


Mutti

→ English: Mutti


SUA

Stati Uniti d'America
Stati Uniti d'America#Italian

(rare) Initialism of Stati Uniti d'America: USA


Zeno

From Latin Zēnō, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zeno


Nestori

Patronymic surname from the given name Nestore.


Bessarabia

From Romanian Basarabia, after the royal House of Basarab.

(historical) Bessarabia (region in Eastern Europe)


Gioconda

A feminine form of the last name of Lisa del Giocondo (née Gherardini; 1479–1551), the pictured woman, playing on the adjective giocondo (“jocund, cheerful”), with reference to the portrait's smile.

the Mona Lisa (painting by Leonardo da Vinci)


Annina

a diminutive of the female given name Anna


Mussolini

Translingual: mussolinii

English: Mussolini

From mussola, mussolina (“muslin”), from Mussolo (“Mosul”), that is Mosul in northern Iraq.

the fascist dictator Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini


Simeoni

Sara Simeoni, Italian athlete


Filottete

From Ancient Greek Φιλοκτήτης (Philoktḗtēs).


Vulgata

From Latin vulgāta [versiō] (“published [version]”).


Gesualdo

a male given name derived from the surname


Ippolito

From Latin Hippolytus, from Ancient Greek Ἰππόλυτος (Ippólutos).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Hippolytus


Isotta

a female given name, equivalent to English Iseult or Isolde


Isotta

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name


Città del Messico

Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)


Ardo

a small river that crosses Belluno in Veneto


Addolorata

a female given name, equivalent to Spanish Dolores


Anchise

From Ancient Greek Ἀγχίσης (Ankhísēs), via Latin Anchises.


Andreina

Feminine (diminutive) form of Andrea (“Andrew”), comparable to the English female name Andrea.


Andromaca

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομάχη (Andromákhē).


Annunziata

a female given name referring to the annunciation

the Madonna (as "Our Lady of the Annunciation")


Rando

From the Germanic personal name Rando; see Randon. Also reduced from names such as Bertrando (see Bertram) and Randolfo (see Randolph).


AFIS

w:Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia

Initialism of Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia (Italian Administration of Somalia), a United Nations trust territory

it:Amministrazione fiduciaria italiana della Somalia


Antiochia

Antioch (an ancient Greco-Roman city in modern Turkey)


Anubi

From Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian i-n:p-w-E16 (jnpw).


Aragona

autonomous community
autonomous community

Aragon (an autonomous community of Spain)


Panatenee

From Latin Panathēnāica, from Ancient Greek Παναθήναια (Panathḗnaia).


Pancrazio

From Latin Pancratius, from Ancient Greek Παγκράτιος (Pankrátios).


Pannonia

Borrowed from Latin Pannonia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“moist; wet; mud; swamp; water”).


Pantalone

desctree

→ French: pantalon
→ Arabic: بَنْطَلُون (banṭalōn)
Hijazi Arabic: بنطلون (banṭalōn)
→ English: pantaloon, pantaloons
→ Urdu: پَتْلُون (patlūn)
→ Persian:
Dari: پتلون (patlān)
→ Italian: pantalone
→ Ottoman Turkish: پانتالون (pantalon), پانطالون (pantalon), پانطولون (pantolon)
Turkish: pantolon, pantalon
→ Albanian: pantallona pl
→ Polish: pantalony
→ Romanian: pantalon
→ Spanish: pantalón
→ Cebuano: pantalon
→ Kapampangan: pantalun
→ Maguindanao: pantalun
→ Murui Huitoto: pataro
→ Tagalog: pantalon

Variant of the personal name Pantaleone, named after Saint Pantaleon, Roman physician and martyr.

Pantaloon (Venetian theatrical character)


UdC

Initialism of Unione di Centro, an Italian political party


Petronio

a male given name, equivalent to English Petronius


Leida

From Dutch Leiden, seemingly from Proto-Germanic *līþa- (“canal”).

Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)


Silvi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Silvio.


Assunta

From Assunzione; cognate with Spanish Asunción.

a female given name, in honour/honor of Our Lady of the Assumption


Polidoro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολύδωρος (Polúdōros).

bor+

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Polydorus


Polidoro

a surname transferred from the given name


Avignone

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

A city in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Baldovino

From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).

der

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Baldwin


Baleari

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

Balearic Islands (an autonomous community and province of Spain)


Baltimora

Baltimore (the largest city in Maryland, United States)


Chioggia

From Latin Clodia (the settlement Clodia Maior or Fossa Clodia).


Bellerofonte

From Ancient Greek Βελλεροφῶν (Bellerophôn).


Semiramide

From Latin Semīramide, ablative form of Semīramis, from Ancient Greek Σεμῑ́ραμις (Semī́ramis).


Biagio

Inherited from Latin Blasius. Compare Neapolitan Jaso (Jasi, Jasio), Sicilian Brasi.

a male given name, equivalent to English Blaise or French Blaise


Livia

From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Livia

(historical) former name of Forli, the capital city of the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Bodoni

(typography) a typeface originally designed by Giambattista Bodoni, Italian printer and typographer


Berto

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”, “shining”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Bert


Brennero

passo del Brennero


Scotti

Of Medieval Latin origin, from a diminutive nickname derived from Franciscus.

Gerry Scotti, Italian anchorman


Briga

Of Ligurian origin, from brigo, a word of Celtic origin meaning a high and fortified site, from Proto-Celtic *brigā.

any of several Italian or French alpine communes


Brigida

a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget, Irish Bríd, or French Brigitte


Piera

a female given name, feminine form of Piero


Battista

Giovanni Battista
Giovanni Battista#Italian

a male given name, shortened from Giovanni Battista (“John the Baptist”)


Bettino

a male given name: diminutive of Benedetto


Cecco

Hypocoristic form of Francesco (cognate with English Francis).

a diminutive of the male given name Francesco


Calogero

From Koine Greek καλόγηρος (kalógēros), from καλός (kalós, “good, beautiful”) + γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).


Eusebio

Borrowed from Latin Eusebius, from Ancient Greek Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios).


Egisto

Borrowed from Latin Aegisthus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγισθος (Aígisthos).


Eriberto

a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert


Eustachio

a male given name, equivalent to English Eustace


Emiliano

From Latin Aemiliānus. Cognate to French Émilien.


Elvio

From Latin Helvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.


Ezio

From Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ετός (āetós, “eagle”), either through the Latin given name Aetius or directly from Ancient Greek.


Eligio

a male given name, feminine equivalent Eligia


Flavio

From Latin Flavius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.


Fulvio

From Latin Fulvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.


Caboto

John Cabot, Italian navigator and explorer (in Italian, Giovanni Caboto)


Brunilda

(rare) a female given name, variant of Brunilde


Fiorello

From Sicilian ciuriḍḍu (“little flower”), diminutive of ciuri (“flower”).


Fortunato

it-proper noun

Fortunato m (diminutive Fortunino or Fortunio)

Fortunino (diminutive)
Fortunio (diminutive)


Filiberto

a male given name, equivalent to French Philibert


Faustino

From the Roman cognomen Latin Faustinus, diminutive of faustus (“favorable”).


Flaminio

From Latin Flaminius, name of a Roman plebeian gens.


Teocrito

a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Theocritus


Teodorico

a male given name of mainly historical usage, equivalent to English Theodoric or Derek


Teodosia

From Latin Theodosia, from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía).


Teodosio

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodosius


Teofilo

a male given name, equivalent to English Theophilus


Gastone

a male given name, equivalent to French Gaston


Gianluca

English: Gianluca

From Gian, shortened form of Giovanni (“John”) + Luca (“Luke”). Cognate with French Jean-Luc.

a male given name, Gianluca, originating as a coinage


Gianpaolo

From Giovanni (“John”) + Paolo (“Paul”). Cognate with French Jean-Paul.


Gaetano

→ Emilian: Gaetàṅ

→ French: Gaétan, Gaëtan

→ English: Gaetan

→ Portuguese: Caetano

From gaetano (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), from Latin Caiētānus. Name of an Italian saint. Compare Sicilian Caitanu.

a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Gaetana, equivalent to English Cajetan


Giancarlo

→ English: Giancarlo

Giovanni (“John”) + Carlo (“Charles”). Compare French Jean-Charles.

a male given name originating as a coinage


Gianluigi

From Giovanni (“John”) + Luigi (“Louis”). Cognate with French Jean-Louis.


Gianmarco

From Gian, abbreviation of Giovanni (“John”) + Marco (“Mark”). Cognate with French Jean-Marc.


Telemaco

From Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos).


Patrasso

Patras (a city, the regional capital of Western Greece, Greece)


Canuto

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Canūtus, Latinized form of Anglo-Norman *Canut or Kenut, itself from Old Norse Knútr.

a male given name, equivalent to English Canute or Knut.


Canuto

A nickname, from canuto (“grey, hoary, white (of hair)”).


Trinacria

From Latin Trīnacria, from Ancient Greek Τρινακρία (Trinakría).

the flag of the autonomous region of Sicily

the triskeles emblem of Sicily, which appears on the flag


Tristano

a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan or Tristram


Capuleti

Luigi Da Porto used Cappelletti, a misreading of a character in Dante's Divine Comedy; see capo and cappelletti.


Catone

Cato, chiefly referring to:
Cato the Elder (234 ca. BCE–149 BCE)

Cato, chiefly referring to:
Cato the Younger (95 BCE–46 BCE)


Caudium

an ancient town on the Appian Way between Benevento and Capua in modern Campania, Italy


Onorato

From Late Latin Honorātus. Cognate to French Honoré.


Onorato

a surname transferred from the given name


Serafina

a female given name, equivalent to English Seraphina


Chicca

a diminutive of the female given name Federica

a diminutive of the female given name Francesca


Chicco

Hypocoristic form of Francesco (cognate with English Francis).

a diminutive of the male given name Francesco, Federico or Enrico


Gianfranco

From Gi(ov)an(ni) (“John”) + Franc(esc)o (“Francis”). Cognate with French Jean-François.


Togliatti

Palmiro Togliatti (1893–1964), Italian politician


Togliatti

Borrowed from Russian Толья́тти (Tolʹjátti), in turn after Italian politician Palmiro Togliatti.

bor+

Tolyatti, Togliatti (a city in Samara Oblast, Russia)


Coblenza

Koblenz (an independent city in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Folco

A short form of a Germanic proper names that start with Folk- (such as modern German Volker). Cognate with Swedish Folke.


Igino

From Latin Hygīnus, from Ancient Greek Ὑγῖνος (Hugînos).


Eleuterio

From Latin Eleutherius, from Ancient Greek Ελευθέριος (Eleuthérios) ("the liberator").


Gerlando

Probably by dissimilation from Germanic Gernand, derived from gēr, see Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), and unattested Proto-Germanic *nanþaz (“daring”), see Proto-Germanic *nanþijaną.

a male given name borne by an 11th-century Sicilian saint


Comune

Commune (of Paris, properly "Comune di Parigi")


Urbe

Alternative letter form of urbe (“city”), borrowed from Latin urbem, which commonly referred to Rome.

[[w:Rome Urbe Airport|Aeroporto dell'Urbe]]


Urbe

From the river Orba, later reanalyzed as coming from Latin urbem, as above.


Costanzo

a male given name, feminine equivalent Costanza


Cristiana

a female given name, equivalent to English Christiana


Serse

From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayāršā, “ruler among kings”).


Dafne

From Ancient Greek Δάφνη (Dáphnē), via Latin Daphnē.

a female given name, equivalent to English Daphne


Dalila

Borrowed from Latin Dalila, itself ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דְּלִילָה (D'līla).

a female given name, equivalent to English Delilah


Danzica

Borrowed from German Danzig, from Polish Gdańsk.


Sodano

→ English: Sodano

From Arabic سُودَان (sūdān), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad, “black person”).


Giusto

a male given name, equivalent to English Justus


Delo

From Latin Delos, from Ancient Greek Δῆλος (Dêlos).


Ermenegilda

From old Visigothic language, meaning "gift from God," referring to the sacraments.


Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi (Italian politician and businessman)


Brezhnev

Borrowed from Russian Бре́жнев (Bréžnev).

bor+

Бре́жнев Брежнев#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Бре́жнев (Bréžnev)


Buchanan

Unadapted borrowing from English Buchanan.


Buchanan

A small city, the county seat of Haralson County, Georgia, United States


Dionigi

a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis


FMI

Fondo Monetario Internazionale
Fondo Monetario Internazionale#Italian

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund#English

Initialism of Fondo Monetario Internazionale (“IMF (International Monetary Fund)”).


Stalingrado

(historical) Stalingrad (The former name, 1925-1961, of Volgograd, a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle)


Trastevere

a district of Rome (rione XIII) on the west bank of the Tiber


Luisiana

Louisiana (a state of the United States)


Pelide

Borrowed from Latin Pēlīdēs, from Ancient Greek Πηλείδης (Pēleídēs).

Cantami, o Diva, del Pelide Achille / l’ira funesta […]

1825, Vincenzo Monti, chapter 1, in Iliade, lines 1–2:

Sing, o Muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus […]


Fiume

From Latin Flūmen, from flūmen (“river”). See fiume for more.


Ajaccio

Ajaccio (the capital and largest city of Corsica, France)


Bua

From a variant of bue (“ox”), a nickname for a herdsman or for powerfully built man.


Nutella

Nutella (a sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk)


Melis

Perhaps from a Sardinian word meaning "honey"; compare miele (“honey”).


Palmira

Palmyra (ancient Semitic city in modern Syria)


Elam

Elam (an ancient civilisation in southwestern Iran)


CSM

w:it:Consiglio superiore della magistratura

Initialism of Consiglio superiore della magistratura.


Juventus

(soccer) Juventus FC, a football club from Turin, Italy


Atalanta

the Bergamo football/soccer team; properly Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio


Egina

Borrowed from Latin Aegīna, from Ancient Greek Αἴγινα (Aígina).


Eleusi

From Latin Eleusis, from Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίς (Eleusís).


Bellocchio

From bello (“beautiful”) + occhio (“eye”).


Agenzia delle Entrate

l'Agenzia delle Entrate (canonical feminine)

Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service

the agency of the Italian government that collects tax and enforces the tax laws, analogously to the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America


Esaù

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).

bor+

(biblical) Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah)


Estremadura

Extremadura (an autonomous community of Spain)


Serra

Habitational surname, from any of numerous places called Serra.


Massa

Massa Lubrense
Massa d'Albe
Massa di Somma

* The town is from Latin Massa.
* The surname is from several places such as Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma or Massa d'Albe, all from Latin massa (“lump, pile”).


Massa

English: Massa


Euridice

From Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).


Farnace

From Latin Pharnacēs, ultimately from Old Persian *𐎳𐎼𐎴𐎠𐎣 (*Farnaka).


MEG

eliminazione di Gauss
eliminazione di Gauss#Italian

(mathematics, linear algebra) Acronym of metodo di eliminazione di Gauss.


Ladislao

a male given name, equivalent to English Ladislaus


Antigua e Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the Caribbean)


Fetonte

Borrowed from Latin Phaetontem, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων (Phaéthōn).


Filadelfia

Philadelphia (a large city in Pennsylvania, United States)

Filadelfia (a town and municipality of the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy)


Filippi

Borrowed from Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi).


Filippi

From the personal name Filippo (“Philip”).


Flegetonte

From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).


Floriano

a male given name, equivalent to English Florian


Focea

From Latin Phocaea, from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).


Fortebraccio

Fortinbras (a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet)

a surname, equivalent to English Armstrong


Furia

From furia (“fury, rage”), a nickname for an irascible man.


Veneranda

From Latin veneranda (“venerated”). Name of an obscure Sicilian or Albanian saint.


Gambadilegno

From gamba (“leg”) + di (“of”) + legno (“wood”).

compound

Peg Leg Pete, Black Pete (Disney character)


Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer


Verdi

(informal) any of several Green political parties


Feliciano

a male given name, feminine equivalent Feliciana


Fulco

From a variant of the personal name Folco.

a surname transferred from the given name


Rota

English: Rota


Gange

Borrowed from Latin Gangēs, from Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Gángēs).


Mosa

From Latin Mosa, from Celtic, deriving from Proto-Celtic *mosā.


Ramiro

From Spanish Ramiro, itself from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis).


Geltrude

From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”) + *þrūþiz (“strength”) or *trut- (“maiden, dear”).

a female given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Gertrude


Geltrude

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name


Genoveffa

From Medieval Latin Genovefa, Latinization of French Geneviève.
* Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) and *wībą (“woman, wife”).
* Perhaps of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *Genogʷībā, from *genos (“family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).

uder

a female given name, equivalent to English Genevieve


RAI

Radiotelevisione Italiana
w:Radiotelevisione Italiana

(broadcasting) Initialism of Radiotelevisione Italiana, the Italian state owned public service broadcaster


Giaffa

Borrowed from Arabic يَافَا (yāfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (Yāfō).


Gianicolo

From Latin (mōns or collis) Iāniculum (“Janiculum hill”).


Golan

A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.


Sette Nani

i Sette Nani (canonical masculine plural)

the Seven Dwarfs (fairy tale and Disney characters)


Gotha

Gotha (a town and rural district of Thuringia, Germany)


Guadalupa

administrative region
administrative region

Guadeloupe (an island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea)

Guadeloupe (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe)


Idra

Borrowed from Latin Hydra, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δρᾱ (hŭ́drā, “sea serpent”).


Ifigenia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰφιγένεια (Iphigéneia).


Indice

Index, Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Catholic list of prohibited books)


Iride

(Greek mythology) Iris (a messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows)


Laocoonte

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοκόων (Laokóōn).


Latona

From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).


Montano

English: Montano

a habitational surname from landforms, equivalent to English Mountain


Leningrado

(historical) Leningrad (a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia); former name of Saint Petersburg, used from 1924 to 1991


Leonida

From Latin Leonida, from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας (Leōnídas).


Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian lyrical singer


Eritreo

From eritreo, from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), as it was used in Erythraeum mare (“the Erythraean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

Dall' Atlantico Mare all' Eritreo

1823, Divino Inno di Mosè dopo passato l'Eritreo:

1832, Il Cantico di Mosè dopo il passaggio dell'Eritreo:

Ellipsis of il mare Eritreo (“the Erythraean Sea”)


Velasco

Borrowed from Spanish. Doublet of Vasco.


Sud Sudan

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Jesolo

the letter J in the Italian spelling alphabet


Mino

a male given name from names formed with the hypocoristic suffix -mino such as Beniamino, Giacomino, Guglielmino; also a diminutive of any name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -mino.


Peppe

a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe


Liegi

Liège (the capital city of the province of Liège, Belgium)


Lilla

Borrowed from French Lille (see there for more), from Old French l'Isle (“the Island”), ultimately from Latin īnsula (“island”).

Lille (the capital city of the Nord department, France; capital city of the region of Hauts-de-France)


Linosa

a small island between Sicily and Lampedusa


Lione

Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)


Lipari

Lipari (a municipality of the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy)


Lipari

the largest of the Aeolian islands off the coast of Sicily, Italy


Lisandro

(rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Lysander.


Lubecca

Lübeck (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Ludovico

From Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare German Ludwig.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis, Lewis


Manasse

From Latin Manassē̆s, ultimately derived from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֵּׁה (Mənaššé).


Marcantonio

a male given name, equivalent to English Mark Anthony


Marciano

a male given name, equivalent to English Marcianus


Marconi

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and inventor


Maremma

Several etymologies have been proposed. The most common is that the area was supposedly known in Roman times as maritima regio (meaning “sea-side country”), and that the name came down directly from this Latin designation. Another theory has that the name derives from Spanish marisma, meaning “swamp”. This Spanish term also derives from Latin maritima. The area was known for being a malarial swamp (see the article Grosseto in the online Brittanica), and it belonged to the State of the Presidi, which was under Spanish control from 1557 to 1707, so a voyage from Latin maritima to Spanish marisma to Maremma does not at all look impossible. Finally, an amateur etymology derives it as
Old High German marah (“horse”) + *hemma (“pen for animals”); the semantic distance remains unexplained.

the coastal plain of southern Tuscany and northern Lazio


Marzia

a female given name, equivalent to English Marcia


Carrara

From the Roman name, derived from Latin Carrariae (“quarries”), from a Celtic word (likely Ligurian) *kar (“stone”).

A town in Massa Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, famous for its marble quarries


Meandro

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).


MEC

Mercato Comune Europeo
Mercato Comune Europeo#Italian

Initialism of Mercato Comune Europeo (“European Common Market”).


Megera

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα (Mégaira).


Melania

a female given name corresponding to English Melanie


Melchisedec

From Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malki-tsédek).

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מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק


Meleagro

From the Ancient Greek Μελέαγρος (Meléagros).


Milziade

From Ancient Greek Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs).


Mimmo

a diminutive of the male given name Domenico


Mitridate

From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs).


Mnemosine

(Greek mythology) Mnemosyne (the titaness of memory)


Monferrato

Seemingly from Latin Mōns Ferrātus (literally “mountain with iron”).

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Montferrat (a historical region in Piedmont, Italy)


Montecchi

From the town of Montecchio Maggiore near Vicenza.

a topographic surname, equivalent to English Montagu


Morgana

From Old Welsh or Old Breton Morgen (a female given name unrelated with the male one Morgan, literally “sea-born”).

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(Arthurian legend) Ellipsis of fata Morgana; Morgan le Fay (half-sister of King Arthur)


Moscovia

Borrowed from Russian Моско́вия (Moskóvija).

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(historical) Former name of Mosca (“Moscow”).


Malatesta

a surname, several members of which family were important in Italian history


Nanni

a diminutive of the male given name Giovanni


Nanni

a surname transferred from the given name


Nepote

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