Feminine Given Names from the Online Catasto of Florence of 1427
by Arval Benicoeur (Josh Mittleman)
mittle@panix.com
© 1998 by Josh Mittleman; all rights reserved.
The following two tables contain the given names from all records identified
as women in the
Online Catasto of 1427. That source is a compilation of information
from a census of Florence.
David Herlihy and Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, Census and Property Survey
of Florentine Domains in the Province of Tuscany, 1427-1480. Machine
readable data file. Online Catasto of 1427 Version 1.1.
Online Florentine Renaissance Resources: Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1996.
The database identifies 1562 women who share 255 separate names. They are
listed here in the forms given in the database, sorted first by frequency and then alphabetically. A
similar index of the masculine names and patronymics from that database is
also available.
Note that the database clips names after 10 characters, so it is possible
that some non-identical names have been merged. Where I have noticed
incomplete names (two names), I have provided probable completions in
italics
The first number is the count of instances of each name. The second number
is the percentage of the total. The third number is the total percentage
of all names to that point in the table. No effort has been made to group
variants or diminutives of the same name; each name form is listed
separately.
The five most common names were shared by about 25% of the women in the
sample. The 17 most common names were shared by just over half of the
women. 230 of the 255 names (90.2%) were borne by less than 1% of the
women listed.
| Caterina | 148 |
9.5% | |
| Antonia | 84 | 5.4% |
| Margherita | 63 | 4.0% |
| Piera | 53 | 3.4% |
| Nanna | 51 | 3.3% |
25.6% |
| Bartolomea | 46 | 2.9% |
| Lisa | 45 | 2.9% |
| Cecca | 43 | 2.8% |
| Giovanna | 39 | 2.5% |
| Francesca | 34 | 2.2% |
| Niccolosa | 34 | 2.2% |
41.1% |
| Mea | 30 | 1.9% |
| Mattea | 28 | 1.8% |
| Agnola | 26 | 1.7% |
| Lena | 22 | 1.4% |
| Filippa | 21 | 1.3% |
| Zanobia | 20 | 1.3% |
50.5% |
| Gostanza | 19 | 1.2% |
| Maddalena | 19 | 1.2% |
| Pippa | 19 | 1.2% |
| Sandra | 19 | 1.2% |
| Tommasa | 19 | 1.2% |
| Simona | 18 | 1.2% |
| Betta | 17 | 1.1% |
| Maria | 17 | 1.1% |
These names occur 5 to 15 times:
Agnesa, Andrea, Apollonia, Bartola, Bella, Benedetta, Bernarda, Biagia,
Bice, Buona, Cilia, Cosa, Cristofana, Diana, Dianora, Domenica, Ermellina,
Felice, Fiore, Gemma, Ghita, Ginevra, Giuliana, Iacopa, Isabetta, Lapa,
Leonarda, Lorenza, Lucia, Nera, Nofra, Pagola, Papera, Santa, Taddea,
Tancia, Tessa, Tita, Vaggia, Vanna.
These names occur fewer than 5 times:
Agabitta, Agata, Agnoletta, Alamanna, Albiera, Albizzina, Aldighiera,
Alessandra, Allegranza, Ambra, Ambrosina, Andreiuola, Andreola, Andreuola,
Angela, Anna, Antonio, Banca, Bandecca, Barba, Barbara, Barbera, Beatrice,
Belcolore, Bellina, Bene, Benvenuta, Bertina, Betrina, Bettina, Bianchetta,
Bianchina, Bilia, Bionda, Bonda, Brigida, Camilla, Cammilla, Canduccia,
Cara, Catalana, Celia, Cella, Chiara, Chiarita, Ciana, Cinta, Ciula,
Contessa, Contessina, Corradina, Crestina, Cristina, Dea, Diamante, Dinora,
Dionegia, Doccia, Dona, Donata, Donnina, Dora, Dorata, Doratea, Dovizia,
Druda, Duccia, Falchetta, Fea, Fecca, Fia, Fina, Fiondina, Franca,
Franchina, Fresca, Frosina, Gaia, Gentile, Gera, Gessa, Gherarda,
Gherardesca, Ghilla, Giana, Gianetta, Gianotta, Gilia, Gilla, Girolama,
Grana, Grazia, Guccia, Guglielmina, Guida, Isabella, Ismeralda, Isotta,
Labe, Lagia, Laldomina, Lapaccia, Lascia, Leonetta, Letta, Lia, Lippa,
Lisabetta, Lora, Lotta, Lottiera, Luca, Lulla, Mandina, Manetta, Marianna,
Marietta, Maruccia, Masa, Mechera, Michelina, Migliore, Milia, Mina,
Mostanda, Naldina, Narda, Nastagia, Nastasia, Navilia, Nencia, Nente, Nese,
Niccola, Nidda, Nigia, Nonnina, Nora, Nuta, Nutina, Onesta, Orsa, Orsina,
Pace, Paperina, Papina, Piccarda, Picchina, Primavera, Pulisena, Ricca,
Riccarda, Rosa, Rossa, Rugiada, Salvaggia, Salvagia, Salvatica, Salvestra,
Sapia, Sappia, Savia, Scatta, Selvaggia, Smeralda, Solia, Spinetta,
Stefana, Stella, Tedesca, Telda, Tellina, Tina, Tona, Toncia, Tora, Uliva,
Ulivetta, Vangelista, Vegnante, Venna, Vera, Verdiana, Veronica, Vettoria,
Villana, Vivola, Zebaina, Zenobia, Zita.
The number following each name is the count of instances in the sample.
| Agabitta | 1 |
| Agata | 1 |
| Agnesa | 15 |
| Agnola | 26 |
| Agnoletta | 2 |
| Alamanna | 1 |
| Albiera | 1 |
| Albizzina | 1 |
| Aldighiera | 1 |
| Alessandra | 3 |
| Allegranza | 2 |
| Ambra | 1 |
| Ambrosina | 1 |
| Andrea | 13 |
| Andreiuola | 1 |
| Andreola | 1 |
| Andreuola | 1 |
| Angela | 1 |
| Anna | 1 |
| Antonia | 84 |
| Antonio | 1 |
| Apollonia | 15 |
| Banca | 2 |
| Bandecca | 3 |
| Barba | 1 |
| Barbara | 1 |
| Barbera | 1 |
| Bartola | 5 |
| Bartolomea | 46 |
| Beatrice | 1 |
| Belcolore | 1 |
| Bella | 5 |
| Bellina | 1 |
| Bene | 1 |
| Benedetta | 6 |
| Benvenuta | 2 |
| Bernarda | 5 |
| Bertina | 1 |
| Betrina | 1 |
| Betta | 17 |
| Bettina | 1 |
| Biagia | 5 |
| Bianchetta | 1 |
| Bianchina | 1 |
| Bice | 6 |
| Bilia | 4 |
| Bionda | 2 |
| Bonda | 3 |
| Brigida | 1 |
| Buona | 6 |
| Camilla | 1 |
|
| Cammilla | 1 |
| Canduccia | 1 |
| Cara | 2 |
| Catalana | 1 |
| Caterina | 148 |
| Cecca | 43 |
| Celia | 1 |
| Cella | 2 |
| Chiara | 3 |
| Chiarita | 1 |
| Ciana | 1 |
| Cilia | 7 |
| Cinta | 1 |
| Ciula | 1 |
| Contessa | 2 |
| Contessina | 1 |
| Corradina | 1 |
| Cosa | 11 |
| Crestina | 1 |
| Cristina | 1 |
| Cristofana | 6 |
| Dea | 2 |
| Diamante | 2 |
| Diana | 6 |
| Dianora | 10 |
| Dinora | 1 |
| Dionegia | 1 |
| Doccia | 1 |
| Domenica | 13 |
| Dona | 1 |
| Donata | 1 |
| Donnina | 1 |
| Dora | 1 |
| Dorata | 1 |
| Doratea | 2 |
| Dovizia | 1 |
| Druda | 1 |
| Duccia | 1 |
| Ermellina | 6 |
| Falchetta | 1 |
| Fea | 4 |
| Fecca | 2 |
| Felice | 6 |
| Fia | 1 |
| Filippa | 21 |
| Fina | 1 |
| Fiondina | 1 |
| Fiore | 10 |
| Franca | 1 |
| Francesca | 34 |
| Franchina | 1 |
|
| Fresca | 1 |
| Frosina | 1 |
| Gaia | 2 |
| Gemma | 11 |
| Gentile | 1 |
| Gera | 2 |
| Gessa | 1 |
| Gherarda | 2 |
| Gherardesca | 2 |
| Ghilla | 4 |
| Ghita | 7 |
| Giana | 1 |
| Gianetta | 1 |
| Gianotta | 1 |
| Gilia | 1 |
| Gilla | 1 |
| Ginevra | 10 |
| Giovanna | 39 |
| Girolama | 1 |
| Giuliana | 7 |
| Gostanza | 19 |
| Grana | 1 |
| Grazia | 1 |
| Guccia | 1 |
| Guglielmina | 1 |
| Guida | 4 |
| Iacopa | 15 |
| Isabella | 4 |
| Isabetta | 12 |
| Ismeralda | 1 |
| Isotta | 1 |
| Labe | 1 |
| Lagia | 1 |
| Laldomina | 1 |
| Lapa | 8 |
| Lapaccia | 3 |
| Lascia | 1 |
| Lena | 22 |
| Leonarda | 12 |
| Leonetta | 1 |
| Letta | 4 |
| Lia | 1 |
| Lippa | 1 |
| Lisa | 45 |
| Lisabetta | 3 |
| Lora | 2 |
| Lorenza | 12 |
| Lotta | 1 |
| Lottiera | 2 |
| Luca | 4 |
| Lucia | 14 |
|
| Lulla | 2 |
| Maddalena | 19 |
| Mandina | 1 |
| Manetta | 1 |
| Margherita | 63 |
| Maria | 17 |
| Marianna | 1 |
| Marietta | 1 |
| Maruccia | 1 |
| Masa | 4 |
| Mattea | 28 |
| Mea | 30 |
| Mechera | 2 |
| Michelina | 1 |
| Migliore | 3 |
| Milia | 1 |
| Mina | 1 |
| Mostanda | 1 |
| Naldina | 1 |
| Nanna | 51 |
| Narda | 1 |
| Nastagia | 3 |
| Nastasia | 3 |
| Navilia | 1 |
| Nencia | 4 |
| Nente | 1 |
| Nera | 5 |
| Nese | 2 |
| Niccola | 1 |
| Niccolosa | 34 |
| Nidda | 1 |
| Nigia | 1 |
| Nofra | 6 |
| Nonnina | 3 |
| Nora | 3 |
| Nuta | 1 |
| Nutina | 1 |
| Onesta | 1 |
| Orsa | 1 |
| Orsina | 1 |
| Pace | 2 |
| Pagola | 10 |
| Papera | 14 |
| Paperina | 1 |
| Papina | 1 |
| Piccarda | 1 |
| Picchina | 1 |
| Piera | 53 |
| Pippa | 19 |
| Primavera | 1 |
| Pulisena | 1 |
|
| Ricca | 1 |
| Riccarda | 1 |
| Rosa | 3 |
| Rossa | 1 |
| Rugiada | 2 |
| Salvaggia | 2 |
| Salvagia | 1 |
| Salvatica | 1 |
| Salvestra | 4 |
| Sandra | 19 |
| Santa | 5 |
| Sapia | 1 |
| Sappia | 1 |
| Savia | 2 |
| Scatta | 1 |
| Selvaggia | 1 |
| Simona | 18 |
| Smeralda | 1 |
| Solia | 1 |
| Spinetta | 1 |
| Stefana | 2 |
| Stella | 3 |
| Taddea | 14 |
| Tancia | 5 |
| Tedesca | 1 |
| Telda | 2 |
| Tellina | 1 |
| Tessa | 5 |
| Tina | 1 |
| Tita | 9 |
| Tommasa | 19 |
| Tona | 1 |
| Toncia | 2 |
| Tora | 1 |
| Uliva | 2 |
| Ulivetta | 1 |
| Vaggia | 6 |
| Vangelista | 2 |
| Vanna | 5 |
| Vegnante | 1 |
| Venna | 1 |
| Vera | 2 |
| Verdiana | 1 |
| Veronica | 3 |
| Vettoria | 1 |
| Villana | 1 |
| Vivola | 1 |
| Zanobia | 20 |
| Zebaina | 1 |
| Zenobia | 1 |
| Zita | 2 |
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