Plinio

Plinio is the Spanish and Italian form of Pliny, the anglicized form of Ancient Roman Plinius, an Ancient Roman praenomen of unknown origin and meaning. Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) was a 1st century Roman nobleman known for his encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History). Pliny the Younger (63-113 AD) was his nephew. Origin: unknown Meaning:…

Viridis

Viridis is a medieval Italian female name which comes from the Latin word viridis meaning “green” as well as “young, fresh, lively, youthful” < vireō (to be verdant, green; to flourish) via PIE root word *weys- (to raise, increase; to produce, procreate). Viridis can also be used as male name derived from the Latin word….

Biagio

Biagio is an Italian male name, the Italian form of Blaise, the French form of Late Roman Blasius, a name of uncertain origin and meaning. It’s been linked to Latin blaesus (lisping, stammering) via Ancient Greek blaisós (bent, distorted; twisted, crooked), which seems to be derived from a pre-Greek origin. Origin: uncertain, possibly from a Pre-Greek origin…

Arsenio

Arsenio is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Ancient Greek Arsenios meaning “virile, masculine” from Ancient Greek arsen ᾰ̓́ρσην (male, masculine, virile) from PIE *wérsēn (virile man; male animal) via an uncertain origin. Origin: uncertain Meaning: “virile, masculine” Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Variants: Female forms:

Dania

Dania دانية is an Arabic female name meaning “close, near”, used in the Quran when used to to refer to the fruits of Paradise always being within reach. Dania could also be used as a contracted form of Daniela, the feminine form of Daniel meaning “god is my judge” or “judge of god”. Dania is…

Miriam

Miriam is the name of the older sister of Aaron and Moses, who watches over the baby Moses when their mother puts him in a basket and into the river to protect him from being killed by the Pharaoh’s soldiers. The name Miriam is of uncertain origin and etymology though several meanings have been ascribed…

Lorenzo

Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish form of Roman cognomen Laurentius meaning “from Laurentum”, Laurentum being an ancient city in Itay most likely derived from Latin laurus meaning “laurel”. It derives from Ancient Greek daphne (laurel, bay), likely coming from a much older source; the letters changed from d- to l- due to a change in dialect. Lorenzo is also a surname originating from the given name….

Carmen

Carmen is a Spanish female name, a variant of Carmel, the name of a mountain range in Israel. It means “garden, vineyard, fertile land” via Hebrew kérem כֶּרֶם combined with ‘él אֵל (god), so the name would essentially mean “vineyard of God” or “God’s vineyard”. Another possible origin behind Carmen is via the Latin word…

Clarice

Clarice derives from the medieval vernacular form of Late Latin Claritia which derives from Latin clārus “clear, bright, shining; renowned, famous” via PIE *kelh₁- (to call, shout). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “clear, bright; famous” Usage: English, French, Italian Variants:

Velia

Velia is the name of an Ancient Greek town located off the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, originally known as Hyele, the name later changing to Ele and then Elea before finally becoming known by its current name, Velia. Velia is also the name of an ancient hill (also known as Velian Hill), part of…

Rosalba

Rosalba comes from an Italian female name which comes from Latin rosa alba meaning “white rose”. Rosa is the Latin word for “rose” which may be derived from Ancient Greek rhodon (rose), itself of uncertain etymology, though it’s been linked to an old Persian root word meaning “flower”, or perhaps from a Thracian origin. Alba…

Algeri

Algeri is the Italian name for Algiers, the name of the capital city of Algeria, a country in North Africa. The name comes from Arabic al-jazāʾir الْجَزَائِر meaning “the islands”, the plural form of jazīra جَزِيرَة (island; peninsula), in reference to four islands formerly off the coast but became joined to the mainland in 1535….

Ornella

Ornella is an Italian female name first coined by Italian author Gabriele D’Annunzio for his play The Daughter of Iorio (1904). It seems to have been based on the Italian word ornello “flowering ash tree”, referring to the Fraxinus ornus. It comes from the Latin word orno < Latin ornus (mountain ash)which ultimately derives from…

Galileo

Galileo is an Italian male name which comes from Latin galilaeus (Galilean, in reference to someone who came from Galilee) via Ancient Greek galilaia “Galilee”, referring to someone who came from a region in northern Israel; it’s also the name of a freshwater lake in Israel (also known the Sea of Kinneret). It seems to…