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My husband and I will be moving to Italy in the next few years, and I’m not sure what to do about one particular situation. My name (a traditional English name) has no Italian counterpart and is completely unpronouncable to native Italian speakers. I speak Italian, so that is not a problem, but I am considering changing my name to make it more Italian friendly. One of my patron saints is St. Francis, so I was considering changing my colloquial name to Francesca once we move there. Thoughts? Would this be considered misguided or somehow offensive to St. Francis or the Catholic faith?
 
St. Francis and Catholics won’t mind, but it might be confusing if Francesca isn’t close to your English name and you need it for legal reasons.
 
My husband’s name is difficult for most people here in the US to pronounce. It has actually proven that MOST native English speakers can not even come close to saying his name. He has never changed his name (he was given the chance when he received his citizenship), but he does have a nick name that he uses to make it easier on everyone. When he introduces himself he usually says, " My name is really hard to say, so you can just call me Bob(not his real nick name)." This is a name that is relatively common in the US, everyone can say it here. I call him by his given name, we have taught it to the kds,and he uses it on all official papers, but to most Americans he is simply his nick name. I would suggest something like that. Francesca is a beautiful name that would be easy for Italians to pronounce, but I am not a fan of official name changes. Use it as a nick name and use your given name on official documents. Many immigrants do just that, not just my husband
 
This thread is killing me! 😊

What unpronounceable names are you guys even talking about?!
 
It’s a puzzle!

Hmm…let’s see: a female English first name with no Italian cognate, and an Italian surname with many difficult or non-intuitive syllables for English speakers.

First one to guess wins!!

Arlette Gniaoccizzicho?

Carissa Buonodilligi?

sorry…can’t help myself.
 
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