Pronunciation | English: /dʒiˈɑːnə,dʒiˈænə/ jee-A(H)N-ə Italian: [ˈdʒanna] |
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Language(s) | Italian |
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Meaning | "God is gracious" |
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Nickname(s) | Gia |
Gianna is a female Italian given name, a diminutive form of Giovanna . In English, it is translated as "Jane", "Jean", "Joan", "Joanne" or "Joanna". These names mean "God is gracious". See also John for the origin.
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. 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.
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna from Hebrew: יוֹחָנָה, romanized: Yôḥānāh, lit. 'God is gracious'. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne.
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "The God(dess)" in the French language.
Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ceorl in Old English, which means "free man".
Gigi may refer to:
Elvira is a female given name. First recorded in medieval Spain, it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin.
Aimée, often unaccented as Aimee, is a feminine given name of French origin, translated as "beloved". The masculine form is Aimé. The English equivalent is Amy. It is also occasionally a surname. It may refer to:
Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
Karina (/kəˈriːnə/) is a female given name. In modern times, the country where it is most used is Russia, whereas Belarus is where it is the most popular.
Milena is a feminine given name of Slavic origin derived from "mil" meaning "gracious", "pleasant" or "dear". It is the feminine form of the male names Milan and Milen. It is popular in Slavic countries such as Serbia, Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, Russia, Belarus, as well as other countries like Armenia.
Gilda is a 1946 film noir starring Rita Hayworth as the title character.
Patrizia is a feminine Italian given name meaning "noble". Notable people with the name include:
Iva is a given name.
Antonietta is an Italian given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia. Notable people with this name include the following:
Giuseppina is an Italian feminine given name. It is the Italian version of the English name Josephine. It has the alternative form Giuseppa and a number of hypocorisms.
Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname meaning bright. Notable people with the name include:
Rosina is a given name.
Giana may refer to:
Carlotta is a Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish feminine given name and a feminine form of Carlos and Carlo. Notable people known by this name include the following: