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female Luigi

Italian translation: Luigia/ Luisa

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English term or phrase:female Luigi
Italian translation:Luigia/ Luisa
Entered by: flaviadelfin (X)

22:13 Sep 2, 2008
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company) / Italian first names
English term or phrase: female Luigi
Luigi is Italian for Louis.
What is the female equivalent of Luigi in Italian?
Please let me know. Thank you.
hushman21 (X)
Luigia/ Luisa
Explanation:
Luisa is more used than Luigia
http://www.moldrek.com/dizionario_dei_nomi_l.htm
http://www.dietaround.com/nomi/nomi-19.php
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flaviadelfin (X)
Italy
Local time: 20:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8Luigia
SilvanaC.
5 +4Luigina
Yaotl Altan
4 +3Luigia/ Luisa
flaviadelfin (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
female luigi
Luigina


Explanation:
come la mia zia firuliana...

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oscar Romagnone: LUIGIA [Luigina è in realtà un diminutivo]...by Ugo Foscolo! http://www.la-poesia.it/italiani/fine-1800/foscolo/UF_odi_pa...
4 mins
agree  Dana Rinaldi: Luigia e Luigina come diminutivo
16 mins
agree  Rossella Mainardis
8 hrs
agree  Marina56: ok
11 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
female luigi
Luigia


Explanation:
Luigia/Luisa


    Reference: http://www.santiebeati.it/nomi/Detailed/2890.html
    Reference: http://www.toky.it/significato_nomi/luciana_o_luigia_luisa_l...
SilvanaC.
Italy
Local time: 20:48
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Rinaldi: Luigia infatti
12 mins
  -> :-)
agree  Science451: sì! Luigia o Luisa.
14 mins
  -> :-)
agree  Francesca Battaglia: si, Luisa è più comune, Luigia un pò più "di nicchia", diciamo.
25 mins
  -> :-)
agree  Alessandra Renna
7 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  flaviadelfin (X): si, non avevo visto la spiegazione...; ))
8 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Mara Ballarini
8 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Elena Pavan
8 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Zea_Mays: Luisa
12 hrs
  -> :-)
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
female luigi
Luigia/ Luisa


Explanation:
Luisa is more used than Luigia
http://www.moldrek.com/dizionario_dei_nomi_l.htm
http://www.dietaround.com/nomi/nomi-19.php

flaviadelfin (X)
Italy
Local time: 20:48
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giuseppina Perseu
11 mins
  -> grazie
agree  Katia DG
6 hrs
  -> grazie
agree  justdone: tant'è che in dialetto settentrionale, Luigi è Luiss!
11 hrs
  -> grazie
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