English version of this name

Newbie Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 8

Hi;

I was wondering if anyone would know the English version of this name?

Fioremattina

Am I correct in assuming it is a female?

thank you

luvfamily

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

Never heard, btw it sounds feminine

Newbie Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 8

It is a very unusual name.

thank you for your reply.

luvfamily

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

luvfamily wrote:

Hi;

I was wondering if anyone would know the English version of this name?

Fioremattina

Am I correct in assuming it is a female?

thank you

luvfamily

It is a contraction of Fiore (flower) and Mattina (morning), hence "morning flower", a flower which blooms in the morning. Possibly she was born in the early morning hours.

I can't imagine what an English translation might be. Perhaps something like Gloria (after the Morning Glory plant species)

Newbie Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 8

Thank you for your reply. That is beautiful! I never heard the name before she was born in 1912.

Have a great day!

luvfamily

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

luvfamily wrote:

Thank you for your reply. That is beautiful! I never heard the name before she was born in 1912.

Have a great day!

luvfamily

It is one of the wonderful features of the Italian language and culture that you can "make up" names in this manner and have them come out with both a beautiful, lyrical, sound and a beautiful meaning.

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

Usually the civil officer wouldn't allow to invent new names... and the priest wouldn't allow a name that has no correspondent Saint.
Luvfamily, could you post the document where you found this name?

Newbie Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 8

A cousin found the name on the 1925 census. She lives in upper NY. She is going to school and is busy doing a paper so she has not had time to post documents yet.

luvfamily

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

luvfamily wrote:

A cousin found the name on the 1925 census. She lives in upper NY. She is going to school and is busy doing a paper so she has not had time to post documents yet.

luvfamily

It is possible then (probable?) that it is a nickname rather than her true given name.

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:36 am Post subject: Re: English version of this name

Hi.....just a question. Is it possible her name was Fiore Mattina? Fiore is used as a given name and Mattina is an Italian surname, so I just thought I'd mention this possibility.

Newbie Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 8

I don't think so the last name is Giulianelli.

luv family

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

luvfamily wrote:

I don't think so the last name is Giulianelli.

luv family

Would you mind telling us more about Fioremattina? Where she lived? Approximate date of birth? Parent's names?

Newbie Joined: Jan 28, 2010 Posts: 24

Is it possible that her name was "Fiorentina". I know that sometimes the parents missed their native land so much that they named a child after it.

I personally knew of a girl whose parents named her Italia. If "Fioremattina" was born in the US, perhaps the civil servants and the priest did not follow the restrictions as in Italy. Just a thought.

MaryMena

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: English version of this name

MaryMena wrote:

If "Fioremattina" was born in the US, perhaps the civil servants and the priest did not follow the restrictions as in Italy. Just a thought.

MaryMena

And a good thought, at that.

Italy does not permit naming sons after their fathers, thus there are no "JR's" in Italy, however the US overflows with first and second generation Italian-Americans who are Jr's (myself, for one).