City Names - Italy

This name, from the picturesque town on the Italian Riviera, borrows a bit from Amelia and a bit from Emily.

This lovely Umbrian hill town became a striking first name for the young daughter of Jade Jagger.

A city in Italy, or simply a feminized spelling of Barry.

Florence is back, returning to the US Top 1000 girl names in 2017 after a nearly 40 year absence. Other English-speaking countries have been quicker to welcome Florence back into fashion.

One of the newer geographical site names, it has the advantage of sounding like a real girl's name because of its jen beginning and feminine a ending.

Lucca first entered the US Top 1000 in 2012 and has been trending upwards.

As Mila rises for girls, so Milan is becoming a more popular option for boys, especially after singer Shakira chose it for her son. After a 55-year hiatus, it reentered the Top 1000 in 2013 and is heading dramatically upward.

Son of Sicily.

Ravenna is a lovely, untouristed Italian place-name just waiting to be discovered. Renowned for its fantastic Byzantine mosaics, it's a city that has a rich historic and artistic heritage.

Given that Rome is arguably the most important city in European history, it has been used as a first name remarkably little. However, with Roman in the Top 100 and one-syllable choices in vogue, it was only a matter of time before parents started looking toward the city's name as a potential baby name.

Sicily is a lilting Italian place-name that sounds like the elegant British Cicely -- which you might consider a plus or a minus.

Siena is a soft and delicate Tuscan town name given a big fashion boost by lovely young actress/gossip column staple Sienna Miller. A real up-and-comer.

The name of an extremely civilized, wealthy city in the north of Italy merits more notice as a first name, a la Verona and Milan. It was used as one in the Canadian sci-fi series Killjoys.

This name of one of the most romantic cities in the world could easily find its way onto an American baby girl's birth certificate.

Verona is a scenic place-name with the added attraction of a Shakespearean connection, as in Two Gentlemen of....

This name of an architecturally glorious Italian city makes a romantic and evocative possibility.