The most common modern Italian first names are those of saints recognised by the Catholic church. Many of these are of Greek or Latin origin. Regional influences, such as the name of the local patron saint, are also present. In medieval times, well-omened phrases or epithets such as Bonaventura, Diotiguardi, were used as names but few of these remain popular.
| Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | |
| Addolorata* | Dolorada | |
| Adriana | ||
| Agostina | ||
| Alba, Albina | ||
| Alma | ||
| Altadonna | ||
| Amadea | ||
| Amata | ||
| Antonia | Antonieta, Antonietta, Antonella | |
| Argentina | ||
| Aurea, Aurelia | ||
| Beatrice | Bice | |
| Bella | Bellanca, Belloza | |
| Benedetta | Bettina, Detta | |
| Benigna | ||
| Bernardina | ||
| Biaggia | ||
| Bianca | ||
| Bibiana | ||
| Bona, Buona | ||
| Camilla | ||
| Carissa | ||
| Carmela,* Carmella, Carmina | ||
| Catalina, Caterina, Catherina | ||
| Cecilia | ||
| Celestina | ||
| Celina | ||
| Cesira | ||
| Chiara, Chia | Clarice Claricia Clarissa | |
| Cicilia | ||
| Clarastella | ||
| Claudia | ||
| Clelia | ||
| Clementia, Clemenza | Clementina | |
| Cordelia | ||
| Cornelia | ||
| Costante, Costanza, Costanzia | ||
| Crescenza | ||
| Delizia | ||
| Domenica | ||
| Domitilla | ||
| Donata | Donatella | |
| Elettra | ||
| Eliana | Aeliana | |
| Emilia | ||
| Fabia, Fabiola | ||
| Fabrizia | ||
| Felicia, Felicita | ||
| Fiamma | Fiametta, Fiammetta | flame |
| Fiora, Flora | Fiorella Fioretta, Fioralba, Fioranna | Flora |
| Fiorenza | Florence | |
| Flaminia | ||
| Foresta | ||
| Fortunata | ||
| Franca, Francesca | Franceschina | |
| Fulvia | ||
| Gaetana | ||
| Gaia | ||
| Gemma | 'gem' | |
| Gia | ||
| Gioconda | Jucunda 'happy/jovial' | |
| Giulia, Iuliana, Giuliana | Giulietta | |
| Giustina | ||
| Grazia | Graziella | |
| Hilaria, Ilaria | ||
| Innocenza | ||
| Itala | ||
| Lavinia | ||
| Leonia | ||
| Leontina | ||
| Letizia | ||
| Libera | ||
| Livia | ||
| Lorenza. Laura, Lara | Lauretta, Lorella, Lorena, Loretta, Loriana | |
| Lucia | Luciella, Lucetta, Lucilla | |
| Luciana | ||
| Lucretia, Lucrezia | Lat nomen Lucretius | |
| Maia | ||
| Marcella | Marcellina | |
| Marina | ||
| Marsilia | ||
| Martina | Martinella | |
| Maura | Mauretta | |
| Mercede | ||
| Minerva | ||
| Miranda | ||
| Monica | ||
| Natalia | ||
| Nera | Nerina | |
| Novella | ||
| Oriana | ||
| Orsola | ||
| Ortensia | ||
| Ottavia | ||
| Oxilia | ||
| Palmira | Fem of Palmiro | |
| Patrizia | ||
| Perla | ||
| Pia | Piacenza | Fem of Pius |
| Placidia | ||
| Porzia | ||
| Prisca, Priscilla, Prescilla | ||
| Prudenza | Pudenziana | |
| Rea | ||
| Regina | ||
| Renata | ||
| Reparata | ||
| Romana | ||
| Romola | Fem of Romolo | |
| Rosa, Rosanna, Rossana Rossanna | Rosetta, Rosina | rose |
| Rosalba | White rose | |
| Rosalia* | Lia | |
| Rosaria* | ||
| Sabina | Bina | |
| Santa | Santina, Santuzza | Lat fem of sanctus 'holy' |
| Scevola | Lat cognomen Scaevola | |
| Sebastiana | ||
| Sempronia | ||
| Serena | ||
| Setembrina | ||
| Silvana Silvia | ||
| Stella | ||
| Tita | Fem of Tito | |
| Tiziana | Fem of Tiziano | |
| Tullia | ||
| Urania | ||
| Valentina | ||
| Valeria | ||
| Vera | ||
| Vincenza | Vincenzina | |
| Viola, Violante, Violetta | ||
| Virginia | ||
| Virna | ||
| Vittoria | Vittorina |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.