Opera Baby Names

This short form of Antonio has long been used as an independent name, and would make a strong international choice.

Drago sounds fierce but has a sweet meaning. It may be used as a standalone name or as a short form of other Slavic names beginning with the element dragu "dear", such as Dragoljub or Dragomir.

Spirited Italian form of Octavius

Midcentury macramé-maker.

This operatic Italian name -- it appears in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" -- is a more unusual route to the nickname Pam/Pammy.

Possible "nerd" temptation for nicknamers makes Nando a preferable choice.

Almirena is a character from Rinaldo (1711), an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. A romantic and melodic name that remains largely undisovered, with sweet nicknames like Alma, Mira or Rena.

Used by composer Xavier Leroux in his 1903 opera, La reine Fiammette, this fiery name is the French form of Fiammetta, itself an artistic variant of the Italian Fiamma.