by DHales | Jul 24, 2014 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Un bel nome A beautiful name a guest post by James Vescovi My wife and I chose our son’s name, Luca, from a book of Italian names. It was very much unlike the American names our first-generation parents had given our siblings and us: James, Anne, Mark,...
by DHales | Jul 29, 2013 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
il nome the name George may rule as a name fit for a future king in Great Britain, but it doesn’t even rank in the top ten for Italian bambini—although the female version, Giorgia, comes in fourth in a recent poll. Italy’s favorite saint inspired the leading...
