Its a great tradition and can make the decision much easier for those parents that want to keep that Sicilian name tradition going.

Sicilian boy names and meanings. Short form of the name Concettina. Personal Traits or Nicknames. This surname probably started when a man with the given name Pietro had a son who was called say Giovanni son of Pietro.

The meaning of Nuncio or Nunzio is a messenger. That is Giovanni di Pietro. This name means First and hence usually used for the first child.

This name is related to the Italian boys name Nuncio. Its derived from Italian word catena meaning chain. So beautiful in Sicilian is Trùoppu Bedda if your partner is female or identifies as such and Trùoppu Beddu if your partner is male or identifies as such.

Bevilacqua water-drinker Mangiapane bread eater Cinquemani five-hands referring to a thief Lungo tall Grasso fat Biondo blond Moro dark hair or complexion also mulberry grower or Moor in a play Russo red hair or reddish complexion Bianco grey-haired Lupo wolf-like Cane and Guzzo dog Falcone having a falcones courage Gatto cat-like Vecchio. Some sort of evil. That became Giovannis surname and when he had sons rather than di Giovanni they also took the surname di Pietro just as all persons named Peterson are not necessarily the son of a man named Peter.

We all will agree that naming a baby is the hardest thing to do. Italian form of Alphonse Noble. Since the Sicilian tradition of naming boys after the grandfather this slight variation can also help avoid the confusion when that persons name is called.

Sicilian form of Carinus meaning dear or beloved. This is a very famous boys name of the Italian origin which means loyal. Italian form of Adrian Man from Adria.