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Ornella

English translation/equivalent: Ornella

Origin: Name invented by Gabriele D'Annunzio in "La Figlia di Iorio" (1904) and derived from the popular name given in Tuscany to the ash tree. In this sense it could signify "slender and flexible."

Name Day/Onomastico: November 1—La Festa d'Ognissanti (All Saint's Day), day in which all saints not represented on the calendar are remembered.

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