| Men's Names | |
| Alberto | |
| Albertino | |
| Alessandro | |
| Almerico | |
| Aluysio | |
| Luysio | |
| Loysio | |
| Aloysius | Latin |
| Andrea * | |
| Andream | A Latin accusative form |
| Anechino | |
| Angelo * | |
| Antonio * | |
| Antonolo | |
| Aureo | |
| Baiamonte | |
| Baldasera | |
| Balsamo | |
| Barbus | Latin. The Italian form Barbo is recorded by McKee. |
| Bartolomeo * | |
| Benasuto | |
| Benghi | Probably a nickname for some name Ben-. The same name appears in a 15th century census of Florence. Cf. Benci, which De Felice Cognomi, derives from Bencivegna |
| Benintendi | Literally 'good intentions' |
| Benvenuto | |
| Bernabas | |
| Bernardo * | |
| Bertuccio | |
| Bertucio | |
| Blasio * | |
| Blaxio | |
| Bucello | A pet form of Bucca, Bocca; or of Iacobo via Iacobuco. |
| Cataldo | |
| Clario | This spelling is typical of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. |
| Cristiano | |
| Cristoforo | |
| Cristofo | |
| Daniele | |
| Danieli | |
| Dardi | A pet form, perhaps of Medardo |
| Dionisio | |
| Domenico * | |
| Donato | |
| Dragano | |
| Enrico | |
| Ermolao | |
| Facio | A pet form of Bonifacio |
| Federico | |
| Felle | A pet form which we cannot trace to its origin |
| Francesco * | |
| Francescino | |
| Checo | |
| Frangibus | Perhaps a Latin dative of Franco. McKee has the Latin Frangus. |
| Galaxio | Possibly a pet form of Gallo [De Felice Cognomi] |
| Gasparo | |
| Geminiano | |
| Geragio | |
| Gerardo * | |
| Giorgio | |
| Giovanni * | |
| Gian | An abbreviated form of Giovanni, found only in the compounds Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Gian Giacomo Caroldo, the latter from the 16th C. |
| Nanino | |
| Zanino | |
| Giuliano | |
| Giustiniano | |
| Gregorio | |
| Guido * | |
| Guilelmo * | |
| Gurian | |
| Jacobo * | |
| Jacopo | |
| Jacobino | |
| Iacobino | |
| Jacobello | |
| Giacomo | |
| Jacomelo | |
| Puzinello | Fucilla, p.43, has Puzzinelli from Iacopuzzo. |
| Bolezino | Probably derived of Iacobo by way of Iacobollo; Fucilla, p.44, shows that path leading to Bolla, Bolletti, Bolino. |
| Lenuzo | A pet form, perhaps from Leonardo, Leone, or Maddaleno |
| Leonardo | |
| Lorenzo * | |
| Luca * | |
| Luchas | |
| Mafeo * | |
| Mapheo | |
| Matheo | |
| Marco | Saint Mark was patron of Venice |
| Marino | |
| Marin | |
| Martino * | |
| Michael * | |
| Michaleto | |
| Mora | |
| Moreto | |
| Morosino | |
| Nicolo * | |
| Nicolaus | Latin |
| Nicoleto | |
| Nicolino | |
| Oliverio | |
| Paladin | |
| Palmerio | |
| Panelo | From pane 'bread', used as a given name [De Felice Cognomi] |
| Pangratio | Possibly a variant of Pancrazio, but possibly a survival of Latin *Pangratius 'all thanks'. |
| Pantaleone | |
| Pantalione | |
| Paolo * | |
| Paolino | |
| Pascal | |
| Phylipo | An unusual form of Filippo |
| Pietro * | |
| Poluccia | A form of Latin Pollux |
| Prelatus | Latin. Apparently the word prelato 'prelate' used as a name. |
| Raffiano | |
| Rambaldo | |
| Raynucio | A pet form of Raniero, which was a relatively common Venetian name. |
| Rigi | A pet form of Arrigo, or less likely some other name like Federigo or Rigoberto. |
| Righi | |
| Rizardo | A Venetian form of Riccardo |
| Rolandino | |
| Romaso | |
| Saraceno | |
| Sclavo | Apparently from a word for 'slave' [Fucilla, p.164] |
| Semelino | |
| Simon * | |
| Simoneto | |
| Tarvixio | |
| Thadeo | |
| Tomaso * | |
| Thomas | Latin |
| Triadano | |
| Tusco | |
| Tuscus | Latin |
| Uberto | |
| Ubertino | |
| Vendramino | McKee has the root form Vendramus. |
| Victor | Possibly a Latin rendering of Vittore. |
| Vitaliano | McKee has the root form Vitale |
| Vito | |
| Vitti | |
| Zilio | A form of Gilio |
| Zonta | Perhaps from Giunta, itself a shortened form of Bonagiunta according to De Felice Nomi. |
| Zusto | A form of Giusto |
| Women's Names | |
| Agnesina | A pet form of Agnese |
| Agneta | |
| Alegreza | |
| Anna | |
| Benevenuta * | |
| Besina | Probably a pet form of some name like Elisabetta, Iacobetta, etc. |
| Bianca | |
| Campagnola | |
| Catarina * | |
| Caterucia | |
| Colleta | A pet form of Nicola |
| Colette | |
| Cristina | |
| Donata | |
| Elizabeta | |
| Florentia | |
| Flos | Possibly a Latin rendering of Fiora. |
| Francesca * | |
| Gerita | A pet form either Margherita, Ruggera, or some similar name. |
| Helena | Latin for Elena |
| Luca | |
| Lucia | |
| Magdalena | |
| Maria | |
| Marte | |
| Micola | Most likely a feminine form of Michelo; De Felice Cognomi, derives Micoli from that source. However, Micola is found as a variant of Nicola in some eastern European languages; the name may have been imported to Venice. McKee has the name Iohannes Micolo. |
| Pasqualina | |
| Pencina | A feminine variant of the masculine Benci, itself a short form of Bencivenga. See De Felice Cognomi, s.n. Benzi. |
| Penina | Perhaps a pet form of some name in Beni-; c.f. Pencina. |
| Richa | A pet form of Enrica, Riccarda, or some similar name. |
| Thomisina | Perhaps a Latinized form of Tomisina |
| Zaneta | A pet form of Giovanna via Gianeta |
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