Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Italian Names of Germanic Origin

In medieval times there was a wider range of names including Germanic ones that originated with the Lombards. Few of these are still common but many are retained in surnames. There have been some more recent borrowings from Germany.

Male

Given Name and Variants

Diminutives and Derivatives  
Alamanno    
Alberto Berto, Bertino  
Aldo    
Aldobrandi    
Alfonso    
Alfredo Fredi, Frediano  
Altomanno    
Alvaro    
Amelio    
Anselmo    
Arabaldo    
Araldo    
Arduino   Hardwin
Armando    
Arnaldo, Arnoldi, Arnoldo    
Arnolfo    
Averardo    
Baldo, Balda, Baldese Baldinacci, Baldinotto, Baldovino, Balduccio  
Benno Benino, Benozzo, Benuccio  
Bernardo Berna, Bernardino, Dino  
Bertoldo    
Bertrando    
Biondo   'blonde'
Bodo    
Brando    
Bruno Brunetto  
Carlo Carlito, Carlotto  
Corrado, Corredo Corradin, Corradino  
Edgardo    
Edmondo    
Edoardo, Eduardo    
Eduino    
Elmo, Ermo   helmet
Enrico, Amerigo, Arrigo    
Enzo, Enzio  

Ent giant or short for Lorenzo

Eraldo    
Erberto, Heberto    
Erico    
Ermenegildo, Ermengildo    
Erminio, Ermanno    
Ernesto    
Esmondo    
Ezzo Ezzelin, Ezzelino

Adal noble or atta father

Federico, Federigo Fede, Fedele  
Ferdinando, Fernando, Ferrando, Ferrante, Ferranti Ferrantino, Nando  
Filiberto    
Folco   Fulk
Galimberto    
Garibaldo    
Gastone  

Gast stranger (Fr Gaston)

Gerardo, Gherardo Gherardino, Gherarducco, Gheruccio  
Gervasio    
Gesualdo   Pledge + ruler
Gilberto, Giliberto    
Gildo    
Giraldo, Geraldo    
Gisiberto, Guisberto    
Gismondo    
Godofredo, Goffredo    
Gualberto    
Gualtieri, Gualtiero Gualterotto, Gualterone  
Guglielmo Guglielmino  
Guido Guidetto, Guiduccio  
Guntero    
Gustavo    
Ivone    
Lamberto Lambetto  
Lancilotto    
Lando Landino  
Leonardo Leonardino, Dino  
Leonello, Lionello Lennino  
Leopoldo    
Lombardo    
Lotario, Lottieri Lotto, Lottino, Lotteringo  
Ludovico, Ludovigo, Lodovico, Lodovigo    
Luigi Luigino, Gino  
Mainardo    
Manfredo, Manfredi Manfredino  
Medardo    
Oliviero    
Onofredo    
Onofrio    
Orlando Orlandino  
Ormanno    
Osvaldo    
Otto, Oddo, Ottone Ottolino  
Pandolfo    
Panfilo    
Raimondo, Raimundo, Ramondo Ramo  
Randolfo    
Raniero, Rainero, Rainieri Nero Advice + army (Rayner)
Raul, Raulo    
Reginaldo    
Reinardo    
Riccardo, Riccoldo Ricco, Riccardino, Riccuccio, Ruiccuomo  
Ridolfo    
Rinaldo Naldo, Naldino  
Roberto, Ruberto    
Rocco  

Hrok 'rest'

Roderico, Rodrigo    
Rodolfo    
Roffredo    
Rosso, Rossano, Rossendo Rossello

Hrod fame + sinth path

Ruggiero, Rogiero, Ruggero, Ruggieri   Roger
Rolando Rolandino  
Sigfrido    
Sigismondo    
Sinibaldo    
Tammaro  

Thank - thought + mar fame

Tancredo   Thought + counsel
Tedaldo    
Teobaldo, Tebaldo, Tibaldo Teo  
Teodorico   Theodoric
Ubaldo Ubaldino  
Uberto Ubertino  
Ugo, Ugone Ugolino  
Ulivieri, Ulivo    
Ulrico    
Umberto    
Vilfrido    
Vinfrido    

Female

Given Name and Variants

Diminutives and Derivatives Origin and Meaning
Adalgisa    
Adelaida, Adelaide Adelina, Aletta, Alida, Alina  
Alicia    
Amalia, Amelia    
Arminia, Erminia    
Belinda    
Berta Bertana, Bertilla  
Bionda    
Bruna Brunella  
Carla Carlota, Carlotta, Carolina, Lina  
Edda    
Editta    
Edvige   Ger Hedwig contention + war
Elda   Form of Hilda
Elodia    
Eloisa    
Elvira    
Emma    
Enrica Enrichetta  
Erica, Erika    
Ernestina    
Ersilia    
Evelina    
Federica    
Geltrude    
Geraldina    
Gilberta    
Gilda  

Gild sacrifice

Gisella    
Griselda    
Gualterutia    
Ida    
Imelda  

Irmen whole + hild battle

Leonarda    
Liduina  

Liut people + win friend

Ludovica    
Luigia, Luisa Gina, Luigina, Luisella  
Matilde, Mafalda    
Olivia    
Raimonda
Rigarda Riguardatta  
Roberta    
Romilda  

Hrom fame + hild battle

Rosalinda    
Rosamonda, Rosamunda    
Ugolina    
Yolanda, Jolanda  


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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