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Lorenzo is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in Italy, Spain, and other Spanish-speaking countries.The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
Alba is a unisex [1] given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn". [2] In Spanish and Italian the name means sunrise or "dawn". [3] In Spanish and Italian speaking countries it is considered to be a female name. It can also be used as a Spanish surname, as in the actress Jessica Alba, or a title, as in the Spanish Dukedom of Alba. It may also be ...
It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars (see also Ares) or from the Latin maris "male". [1] [2] [3] Mariano and Marian are sometimes seen as a conjunction of the two female names Mary and Ann. [4] This name is an homage to The Virgin Mary ...
The variant Nicolás (Spanish pronunciation:) is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries. The variant Niccolò ( Italian pronunciation: [nikkoˈlɔ] ), is a popular male name in Italy, although Nicolas is also sometimes used, especially amongst Italian Americans and Latin Americans of Italian descent.
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni.
Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings. Moreno – 539,927; Chávez – 517,392 – From Portuguese and Galician, from various places by the name, places derive name from Latin clavis “keys” or aquis Flaviis “at the waters of Flavius” [3] Rivera – 508,022 – Meaning either "Riverbank" or ...
Names like Celeste, Amabile, Fiore or Diamante are, as opposite, female names that occasionally can be given to males. Sometimes "Maria" is used as a middle male name (such as Antonio Maria). "Loreto" (feminine "Loreta" or "Loretta") and "Rosario" (feminine: "Rosaria") are male names in Italian whereas in Spanish they are female. [26] [27]
The Italian nome is not analogous to the ancient Roman nomen; the Italian nome is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman nomen is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption for both sexes, likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern ...