What are some beautiful foreign baby names ?

Siobhan
Marie-Reine
Shoshanna
Zoe (means “life” in Greek)
Sophia
Gunnel (the name of my Swedish friend)

Hanya, Oksana, Luccia, Ari or Arianna.

@gailcalled I have always loved Shoshanna. Beautiful name.

@TheOnlyNeffie: Everyone calls her “Shosh.”

Miette
Anila

@gailcalled that’s what my grandmother says when she wants me to shutup. ;)

Also, Mila.

Koa. Antonella. Anita. Calandra. Just to name a few.

Look it up online. There are hoards of exotic baby names. Just find a list somewhere, anywhere, and browse through. Keep a list of any name that catches your eye. You’d probably like to make sure it goes well with your last name though. Here’s a list you might want to try: http://www.names-meanings.net/names/female-italian

And here is a GREAT list of rare Italian names that are exotic and very beautiful. You’ll have to sift through the male names if you’re looking for a female one, but as with most European names there is a girl version and a boy version of both. http://www.regalis.com/names.htm

Also, if you’re looking for a name that is not popular, then you can type it in this website and it will show you how popular your name choice is or has been over the last few years:
http://www.babynamewizard.com/name-voyager#

Best of luck to you!

@gailcalled – I love the name Siobhan.

Giulia is pretty, too.

Alondra, Evita, Luna, Isabella.. I seem to have a preference over Spanish or Italian names :-)

Giovanella or Giovanna (I’ve always loved the latter, and it is so classy)

I’ve always liked “Chiara,” the Italian equivalent of Claire. You pronounce it more or less as “Kyara.”

Another good one is “Alida”.

@Scarlett have you considered looking up baby names that fit into your own heritage? Are you Swedish and Italian, is that why you’re focusing on those, or you just like the names from their languages?

This thread makes me want to have a girl to name, what pretty suggestions.

Italian names….
GIRLS
Aldabella – Beautiful. From Leda and Bell.
Alessandra – The defender, or helper of mankind. Form of Alexandra.
Alisa – The wise counsellor, or the truthful one. Also see Alicia and Alison.
Allegra – Cheerful, joyous.
Amadora – The gift of love.
Amata – Beloved. Form of Amy.
Andria – Love, joy.
Aniela – A heavenly messenger, an angel. Form of Angela.
Annata – Grace, or favoured by God. Form of Anne.
Annunziata – The bearer of news.
Assunta – From the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Bambalina – Little girl.
Belinda – Beautiful.
Belladonna – Beautiful woman.
Bianca – Fair-haired, or of a fair complexion. Form of Blanche. Used by Shakespeare for characters in two of his plays.
Brunella – Brown-haired. Also See Bruna.
Cameo – An engraved gem.
Caprice – Unpredictable, whimsical.
Cara – Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian origin. Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Carin – Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian orgin. Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Carlina – A free person.
Carmela – A garden or orchard.
Caryn – Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian origin. Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Caterina – Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Chiara – Bright and famous. The name of an Irish county. Also See Clarice.
Delanna – Soft as wool.
Donata – Gift from god.
Donna – A lady. A short form of Madonna.
Elda – A battle maiden.
Elena – Italian/Portuguese/Spanish. The light of the sun. Also see Eileen, Elaine, Eleanor and Ellen.
Enrica – Italian/Spanish. The ruler of the home. A feminine form of Henry. Also see Harriet.
Esta – From the east.
Farfalla – Italian butterfly.
Felice – Fortunate, happy.
Filippa – A lover of horses. The feminine form of Philip.
Fiorella – A little flower.
Fiorenza – Flower
Gemma – A jewel or gem.
Ghita – Pearl.
Giacinta – Young and beautiful.
Gianina – God is gracious. .
Gianna – God is gracious. .
Ginevra – A woman of the people.
Giorgetta – A girl from the farm. The feminine form of George.
Giovanna – God is gracious. .
Giulia – From a Roman, possibly meaning youthful.
Giulietta – From a Roman, possibly meaning youthful.
Giuseppina – God shall add. .
Imelda – Italian/Spanish. A floret.
Immacolata – The immaculate conception.
Isabella – A form of Elizabeth, meaning consecrated to God.
Jolanda – A violet flower. Also see Violet and Iolanthe.
Lia – Languid, weary.
Loretta – A laurel wreath or a tree.
Lucetta – Italian/Spanish. Light. The feminine form of Lucius and Luke.
Lucia – Italian/Spanish. Light. The feminine form of Lucius and Luke.
Luciana – Italian. Light. The feminine form of Lucius and Luke.
Luisa – Italian/Spanish. A famous warrior maiden. The feminine form of Louis.
Lychorinda – From Shakespeare’s play Pericles
Madonna – My lady. From a title of the Virgin Mary.
Magenta – A colour name, after a town in Italy.
Majella – From the name of an Italian saint.
Mariabella – My beautiful Mary.
Marietta – Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also – The star of the sea.
Marsala – A town, and a sweet fortified wine.
Marta – Italian/Spanish. A lady.
Mia – Mine
Mimi – Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also – The star of the sea.
Ornella – A flowering Ash tree.
Ortense – The garden lover.
Ortensia – The garden lover.
Ottavia – The eighth.
Paola – Small. Feminine form of Paul.
Perla – Italian/Spanish. A little sphere.
Phebe – Radiant, bright. The name of a Greek deity.
Prima – First one.
Quorra – Heart.
Romana – From Rome.
Rosa – Italian and Spanish. The flower Rose (Rosa).
Rosalba – A white rose.
Rosalia – Melody
Rosetta – The flower Rose (Rosa).
Sidonia – From Sidonia.
Siena – A city in Tuscany.
Sienna – Reddish brown.
Silvana – From the forest. Also see Silvestra.
Susanna – A Lily. From the name Susan.
Tessa – Countess
Trilby – Sings with trills. A boy or girl’s name.
Vanni – Grace, or favoured by God. Form of Anne.
Varanese – A city in Italy.
Vedette – A sentinel.
Venetia – From Venice.
Venitia – Mercy
Vittoria – Victory, the victorious one.
Viviana – Lovely.
Zita – The name of a 13th-century Tuscan saint. Also a diminutive of Rosita
BOYS:
Agosto – Venerable, the exalted one.
Alessandro – The protector and helper of mankind. Also see Sanders.
Allighiero – A noble spear.
Angelo – An angel or saintly messenger.
Antonio – Worthy of praise.
Armando – Of the army.
Aronne – Exalted.
Carlo – A free man.
Ciro – The name of the founder of the Persian empire. From the name Cyrus.
Claudio – The lame one.
Cristiano – A follower of Christ. A Christian.
Dante – Enduring, steadfast. Also see Durant.
Dino – Latin: A religious official. Old English: From the valley.
Ehno – A protector.
Emilio – Industrious. The masculine form of Emily.
Enrico – The ruler of the home or estate.
Enzo – From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. From the name Lorenzo.
Ercole – From the exceptionally strong mythological hero (Hercules).
Ermanno – A man of the army.
Este – From the east.
Ettore – To hold fast. The name of a Trojan hero in classical mythology.
Fedele – Faithful.
Federico – A peaceful ruler.
Filippo – A lover of horses.
Geronimo – A sacred or holy name.
Giacobbe – Italian form of Jacob. Held by the heel.
Giacomo – The supplanter.
Gianni – Italian form of John. God is gracious.
Gino – Short for names ending with Gino.
Giordano – Flowing down, as in the River Jordan.
Giovanni – God is gracious.
Giraldo – A spear warrior. Also see Garrett and Gerard.
Giulio – A Roman family name, possibly meaning youthful. Born in July.
Giuseppe – Italian form of Joseph. God shall add.
Gugliehno – A strong and resolute protector.
Guido – The wide one, or from the wood.
Ilario – Cheerful.
Leonardo – As brave as a lion.
Lorenzo – From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels.
Lothario – A famous warrior.
Lucio – Light. Also see Luzio and Luke.
Luigi – A famous warrior.
Luzio – Light. Also see Luke.
Marcello – From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marco – From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Massimo – The greatest.
Michelangelo – From Hebrew: Michael the angel. The first name of the famous artist Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Napoleon – Lion of the woods; from the city of Naples.
Neroli – Orange blossom.
Nico – The victory of the people.
Nino – God is gracious. From the name Gianni and Giovanni.
Nuncio – A messenger.
Orazio – From a Roman family name.
Orfeo – A name from ancient mythology.
Orlando – Italian form of Roland. Famed throughout the land.
Otello – Italian forms of Otto. Rich, prosperous.
Othello – Prosperous.
Ottavio – The eighth born.
Pancrazio – Supreme ruler, all powerful
Paolo – Italian form of Paul. Small.
Piero – A stone or rock. Also see Ferris, Parkin and Pierson.
Pietro – A stone or rock. Also see Ferris, Parkin and Pierson.
Pino – A lover of horses. From the name names such as Filippo. See Philip.
Primo – First one.
Raffaele – God heals, or healed by God.
Raul – The counsel of the wolf. A fearless adviser. Also see Rolf and Rudolph.
Rinaldo – A wise and powerful ruler. Also see Reginald, Reynold and Ronson.
Rocco – Rest
Roderigo – A renowned ruler.
Rodolfo – A famous wolf. Also see Ralph and Rolf.
Rodrigo – A renowned ruler.
Romeo – Pilgrim to Rome.
Salvatore – Saviour.
Sansone – Of the sun, or a strong man.
Santo – A saint
Saviero – Of the new house.
Serafino From Hebrew. The ardent one. The masculine form of Seraphina.
Serge – Servant.
Sergio – Attendant.
Severino – Severe.
Stephano – A crown or garland. Also see Stevenson and Stinson.
Taddeo – Courageous, one who praises.
Tancredo – Of thoughtful counsel.
Trilby – Sings with trills. A boy or girl’s name.
Ugo – Italian form of Hugh. Heart and mind.
Umberto – A famous warrior.
Valentino – Strong, healthy.
Vencentio – Conqueror, victor.
Vincentio – Conqueror, victor.
Vittore – The conqueror. Also see Vincent.
Zanebono – The good one.
Zanipolo – little gift of God.

Zoe or Dot. I love the name Zoe. And Dorothy (my grandmother’s name) is great if everybody calls her Dot. Three-letter names RULE!!

Calliope is the most beautiful ever, but a it’s pain in the ass telling people how to pronounce it.

@GeorgeGee You can go and see Zita, if you like. Her mummified remains occupy an alcove in the Church of Saint Zita, in Lucca.
It would seem that they change her clothes now and then.

Silvana, Silvia, Tiziana, Daniela, Candida, Simonetta, Patrizia, Natalina, Irene, Ilenia, Valeria, Valentina.

Ana
Francesca
Juliet
Annette
Antionette
Nicolina
Gina
Giovanna
Louisa
Isabella
Stefania

@GeorgeGee Can you be a little selective, please, lol!

Yoshira

@jaytkay I’m very selective. In fact I limited myself to the lovely names of but one language and one culture. :D

Dacia

@GeorgeGee In fact I limited myself to the lovely names of but one language and one culture. :D

Geronimo is Italian?

PS Geronimo is the 2nd best name in the world after Calliope

Marianna is one of my favorites. and Margarita. and my girlfriends middle name is Darya..; lovely and exotic.

I always like the name Mia.
Sounds simple and exotic at the same time.
Alexandra is another name I like. Exotic and strong.
Nathania is exotic and sounds soft.

Koromiko It is a Maori word and refers to a native NZ flowering plant, I’ve always thought the word was beautiful. The Maori language pronounces vowels in the same way as Spanish.

Aja ( pronounced Asia )

Friend named her daughter Aja Monet

Loved it!

I think Francoise is a beautiful name.

It is vital that you consider the pronunciation of whatever name that you choose. You (abd she) will eventually grow tired of watching classmates and teachers and bankers and bureaucrats and really, anybody who will have occasion to read your name aloud, make a mess of it.

Actually, @Nullo has a point, difficult to figure out by the spelling or hard to pronounce can be a drag for a kid. If you live in a place with many Italians, most of the Italian names should not be a problem, even if they are not spelled phonetically for an American. Or, you just have to be ready for people to mispronounce the name, and not make a big deal of it. My nephew has an Italian name, many teachers butcher it for the first few days of school, and my sister-in-law got pissed, instead of writing it out phonetically for the teacher to help her. Just left her son feeling bad, she handled it badly in my opinion.

Growing up I had many friends with ethnic names, but I lived in a very diverse city, and it was commonplace.

Choose a Japanese name. They are both cute and exotic. I like “Ayumi”.
Or choose a German name, if you want to be cool and totally awesome. Like “Hilda”.

Anouk. The little girl’s name. It’s French.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKlr4Qj2C8w&feature=related

Leilani, Kaili, Makana, Alohi, Kahoku, Keilana (Hawaiian)
Anata (Babylonian)
Ima, Kei, Kyoko, Mariko, Nami, Rai, Rini, Yori, Yumi (Japanese)
Nadia, Zora, Danika, Mira (Slavonic)
Nia, Jina, Shani, Kesi, Zuri (Swahili)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Here are some that mean Beautiful
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search/0/beautiful
also check out native american names
http://www.babynameguide.com/categorynativeamerican.asp?strCat=Native-American

@TheOnlyNeffie: __My grandmother used to say “Sha” to me. (Yiddish).

So my cousin could say to his daughter, “Shosh, sha.”

Gia
Natalya
Verena
Suki
Yasmin
Anwen
Nina
Isla
Nuri
Rhianna
Ysobel
Bella
Amelie
Kara
Neve
Freja
Ishara
Scarlett
Venetia
Rosa
Satchen
Claudia
Lara
Cressida
Ellora
Raegan
Alexa
Mia
Eloise
Minka
Isabella
Sasha
Evgenia
Erin
Shona
India
Anastacia
Saskia
Netta
Tarlia
Lola
Antonella
Amberley
Selma
Aisha
Maia
Zara
Loren
Ayana
Genevieve
Sophia
Ursula
Ana
Kora
Ria
Thea
Keyan
Nima
Clara
Lina
Katka
Francesca
Lucia
Elena
Sabela
Ysella
Anya
Kynsa
Cecily
Roselle
Hattie
Kathini
Zia
Araminta
Cliona
Annika
Esme
Roshan
Seraphine
Katerina
Katrin
Asa
Sienna
Eliana
Oona
Greta
Heddy
Sergienna
Umoanna
Lyra
Inez
Arwen
Jyoti
Alva
Tilda
Heidi
Linnet
Rowena
Charlize
Karlijn
Asha
Ellwyn

Apologies that the list is so long, I hear exotic/unique names everyday in my job and these are ones I have heard recently!

Alessandra and Isabella are my favorites

@jaytkay Yes, Geronimo is Italian! It is the Italian name of “Saint Jerome.”
I’m not sure why the Apache chief “Geronimo” was called that, I understand he is more correctly called : Goyaałé, “one who yawns” in Chiricahua or Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English.

@GeorgeGee Yes, Geronimo is Italian! It is the Italian name of “Saint Jerome.”

I did not know that, thanks!

Thanks everyone !

Does anyone like Gianna ? Pronounced GEE- ANNA ??

My fiance is half Italian and I love Italian culture that is why :)

@Scarlett In fact, it sounds a little more like “Janna” – the ‘ia’ is a diphthong, instead of two discrete vowels. The syllable goes between the ‘n’s. Doubled soft consonants in Italian are pronounced by holding the sound for twice as long.

It’s a pretty name, though it’s more common among older women these days.

I like both Gianna and the similar name Giada (Jade), made famous by the lovely TV chef Giada De Laurentiis
http://www.giadadelaurentiis.info/giada_de_laurentiis_pictures/Ads_Magazines_Books/originals/giada_de_laurentiis_tc1-07_5.jpg

I like Gianna. It’s unusual in the US but not hard to figure out the pronunciation from the spelling.

Mmmmmmmm, Giada. Mmmmmmmm

@ragingloli

Totally agreed with the Japanese names comment!!