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Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world. [1]
Ornella is an Italian feminine given name, probably derived from ornello, "flowering ash tree" (Fraxinus ornus).It was coined by Gabriele D'Annunzio in his 1904 play The Daughter of Iorio [1] [2] [3] and popularized by the fame of singer Ornella Vanoni and, later, of actress Ornella Muti.
In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of Benedict , meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of Elizabeth , which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath".
Subsequent support for its appeal may have come from the Neo-Latin language (Italian, Spanish or Portuguese) word linda, which is the feminine form of lindo, meaning "beautiful, pretty, cute" (Spanish and Portuguese) and "clean" (Italian). It is also a common name in South Africa, Linda, meaning "Wait" (IsiZulu and IsiXhosa).
Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. Bella is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, and to the name Belle, meaning beautiful in French. [1] [2] It increased in usage following the publication of the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer.
Isabella is a feminine given name, the Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, the Spanish form, Isabelle, the French form, and Isobel, the Scottish form of the name Elizabeth. All are ultimately derived from the Hebrew Elisheba , meaning God is my oath .
Donna [1] is an English-language feminine first name meaning 'woman' in modern Italian, and 'lady' or 'mistress' in classical Italian. [2] The original meaning is closer to 'lady of the home' and was a title of respect in Italy, equivalent to Don [2] for gentlemen or lord.
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. [1] It is known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It came to greater notice in the 1970s, due to public figures such as Bianca Jagger. [2]