The story behind Allegra
Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /əˈlɛɡrə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /æˈleɪɡrə/
Popularity
Allegra ranked #3979 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Allegra
Callista
Borrowed from Italian Callista, a conflation from two sources, both from Ancient Greek: * From Ancient Greek καλλίστη (kallístē), feminine of κάλλιστος (kállistos), superlative…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Carlotta
From Italian Carlotta, an equivalent of Charlotte.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cayetana
From Cayetano, and this from the Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Clarissa
Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa. Doublet of Clarisse.…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Clorinda
From Italian Clorinda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cosima
From Italian, a feminine form of Cosimo.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Allegra
Bella
From Italian: a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as bella (“beautiful”). Likely a variant of Belle, perhaps from Latin or Italian,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bianca
From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche. Recently borrowed from Italian Bianca. Recently borrowed from Italian Bianca. Borrowed from Italian Bianca. Doublet of…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bianka
From Italian Bianca. Borrowed from Italian Bianca. Derived from Italian Bianca.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Allegra
Carlo
From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles, Carl, and Carlos. From Latin Carolus, from Germanic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Carmen
From Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet. Borrowed from Italian Carmine. Ultimately from…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Carmine
The given name is borrowed from Italian Carmine.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length