Italian names diminutives are a given name usually in a short and/or affectionate form. Most times they are used only used by friends and relatives.
The most common Italian names diminutives are those names that are short forms of the original names or root names. For example, Cesco is from Francesco, Ari is from Arianna, Pina is from Josefina, and Peppe is from Giuseppe.
Interestingly, there are other short forms that do not come from the beginning of the name, but instead, they come from the end or the middle, like Rita from Margherita, Momo from Girolamo, Nando from Fernando, and Dino from Alfredino.
Furthermore, other Italian names diminutives can also be formed by adding a suffix to the original name, root name or the name’s short form. For example, Marietta from Maria etc.
Italian names diminutives for males and females
Number | Italian names | Diminutives | Gender |
1 | Megan | Meggy | Female |
2 | Margherita | Margareth | Female |
3 | Teodoro | Ted | Male |
4 | Matteo | Teo | Male |
5 | Girolamo | Momo | Male |
6 | Giacomo | Momo | Male |
7 | Margherita | Rita | Female |
8 | Emanuele | Manu or Ema | Male |
9 | Elisabetta | Elisa | Female |
10 | Carolina | Lina | Female |
11 | Vittoria | Vicky | Female |
12 | Vincenzo | Enzo or Enzino or Enzuccio | Male |
13 | Vittorina | Rina | Female |
14 | Marcoluzzo | Marchino | Male |
15 | Fredduccio | freddo | Male |
15 | Fernando | Nando | Male |
17 | Alfredo | Alfredino | Male |
18 | Giovanni | Nanni | Male |
19 | Nicola | Nico | Male |
20 | Giuseppe | Beppe | Male |
21 | Giuseppe | Beppino | Male |
22 | Bernardo | Bernardino | Male |
23 | Francesco | Cecco | Male |
24 | Francesco | Cesco | Male |
25 | Francesco | Checco | Male |
26 | Francesco | Chicco | Male |
27 | Federico | Chicco | Male |
28 | Enrico | Chicco | Male |
29 | Francesco | Ciccio | Male |
30 | Alfredino | Dino | Male |
31 | Donato | Donatello | Male |
32 | Edoardo | Edo | Male |
33 | Giuseppe | Geppetto | Male |
34 | Giuseppe | Geppino | Male |
35 | Luigi | Gigi | Male |
36 | Domenico | Mimi | Male |
37 | Domenico | Mimmo | Male |
38 | Giuseppe | Peppe | Male |
39 | Alessandro | Sandro | Male |
40 | Giuseppe | Seppe | Male |
41 | Antonio | Tonino | Male |
42 | Salvatore | Totò | Male |
43 | Antonio | Totò | Male |
44 | Anna | Annina | Female |
45 | Arianna | Ari | Female |
46 | Federica | Chicca | Female |
47 | Francesca | Chicca | Female |
48 | Claudia | Dina | Female |
49 | Claudina | Dina | Female |
50 | Blandina | Dina | Female |
51 | Alfreda | Dina | Female |
52 | Alfredina | Dina | Female |
53 | Giovanna | Giannina | Female |
54 | Immacolata | Imma | Female |
55 | Eleonora | Leonora | Female |
56 | Maria | Mariella | Female |
57 | Maria | Marietta | Female |
58 | Maria | Mimi | Female |
59 | Brunilde | Nilde | Female |
60 | Josefina | Pina | Female |
61 | Giuseppina | Pina | Female |