Carol King looks at the latest trends in baby names in Italy.
For girls, Sofia is the most popular name in half of the Italian regions, but Giulia is the top girl’s name in all other regions. Campania and Sicily have preferences a little different to other regions. There, the most common names for boys are still Antonio and Giuseppe, probably due to a stronger attachment to the tradition of naming boys after their granddads.
It used to be that Italians named their offspring after saints
recognised in the Catholic Church, often naming a child after the name
of the saint celebrated on the day they were born or after the local
patron saint: so Siracusa had a proliferation of girls called Lucia
after St. Lucy of Siracusa and Noto had boys called Corrado after St.
Conrad of Piacenza. Children born around Easter (Pasqua) were sometimes
called Pasqua or Pasquale and, similarly,those born around Christmas
(Natale) were baptised Natale or Natalina. An even stronger tradition
was that of naming babies after their grandparents, so classic Italian
names continued to be popular.
In modern-day Italy, parents have branched out to giving their
children different forenames. Most people still choose some of the most
Italian classic ones, others prefer foreign ones or names referring to
popular celebrities, as baby names follow trends as in many other places
in the world. Names like Zeno, Calogero, Dante, Gilberto, Carmelo,
Maria and Vincenza are falling out of fashion.
The most recent data released by the Italian National Institute for
Statistics (Istat) shows that the most popular girls’ names are short
and simple. The top ten female names are now Sofia, Giulia, Martina, Giorgia, Sara, Emma, Aurora, Chiara, Alice and Alessia.
Popular foreign names for baby girls include Michelle, Deborah, Emily,
Jennifer, Jasmine, Ashley, Jessica, Erika, Chanel and Sharon.
Among popular names for baby boys, classic names still dominate. The top ten names are Francesco, Alessandro, Andrea, Lorenzo, Matteo, Gabriele, Mattia, Leonardo, Davide and Riccardo.
However, some parents are choosing foreign spellings of classic names
such as Christian, Alexander, Thomas, Gabriel, Michael and David. Others
are choosing names like Kevin, Patrick, Julian, Christian, Jonathan,
Bryan, Samuel, Nicholas and Simon.
Name choices also have geographical links. Francesco is the top name
for boys in three southern regions: Molise, Puglia and Calabria. Lorenzo
in six regions: Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio and Abruzzo.
Leonardo comes top in Valle d’Aosta, Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and
Marche. Alessandro is preferred in Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia.
For girls, Sofia is the most popular name in half of the Italian regions, but Giulia is the top girl’s name in all other regions. Campania and Sicily have preferences a little different to other regions. There, the most common names for boys are still Antonio and Giuseppe, probably due to a stronger attachment to the tradition of naming boys after their granddads.
Fontes: http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/italian-most-popular-baby-names
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